Source: Allison Smith, MYFOX8, 3/11/21


Advocates say President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief bill is finally giving farmers of color the attention they deserve after decades of mistreatment of Black farmers by the USDA.  Inside the stimulus package is a multibillion-dollar debt relief package set to help disadvantaged farmers.  The American Rescue Plan Act earmarked $10.4 billion for agricultural programs and nearly $5 billion will be used to provide debt relief to minority farmers.

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