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October 28, 2025
States including New York, Kentucky, Arizona and others are asking a judge to order the Agriculture Department to resume SNAP…
November 12, 2020
Fudge, the Ohio congresswoman and longtime member of the House Agriculture Committee, chairs its subcommittee overseeing USDA operations.
May 7, 2012
In the 1980s, black farmers began their legal battle against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Litigation that began nearly 30…
September 19, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - Black farmers now make up just one percent of the entire American farmer population...
August 24, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tom Vilsack said that Sherrod did agree to work with the agency in a consulting capacity in…
August 19, 2010
Despite being fired, Shirley Sherrod still believes in America and the promise of a multiracial society living in harmony, but…
August 6, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite broad support, legislation to finalize $4.6 billion in settlements with black farmers and American Indians stalled…
July 25, 2010
ALBANY, Ga. (AP) - For his part, Obama has ordered a more patient, deliberative style of governance from his aides…
July 23, 2010
OPINION - Even as Vilsack loftily intoned about clamping down on racial discrimination at the USDA, Congress again stonewalled the…
July 22, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama personally apologized to Sherrod by phone today and appealed to her to return to work…
July 22, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The veteran government employee reiterated that she was uncertain whether she would accept Vilsack's invitation to be…
July 22, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sherrod said of Obama: 'I'd like to help him see some of the things that he could…
July 21, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sherrod says she's considering the offer, which she said was for a different position than her former…
March 26, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - A $1.25 billion settlement between black farmers and the Agriculture Department is at risk of unraveling after…
February 18, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has reached a deal with black farmers that could end a years-long stalemate over…