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US agriculture agency to end consideration of race, sex in many farm programs

UNITED STATES, JUL 10 – The USDA ends race- and sex-based criteria in farm programs following legal challenges and prior payments to tens of thousands of farmers who experienced past bias, officials said.

  • On July 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture declared it would stop considering applicants' race or gender in numerous loan, commodity, and conservation initiatives.
  • This change followed Trump administration directives to dismantle federal diversity and equity policies and the USDA's view that past bias has been sufficiently addressed.
  • The USDA cited decades of efforts, settlements, and reforms addressing discrimination against Black, Brown, Indigenous, and other socially disadvantaged farmers, but critics say the move erases history and hinders equity tools.
  • The USDA announced it will discontinue the use of race or gender as factors in its decision-making, emphasizing a commitment to merit-based and fair program administration, while Representative Shontel Brown criticized this shift as President Trump’s agenda to reintroduce segregation within the agency.
  • This policy shift ends targeted support programs, raising concerns about fairness and equity, with calls for congressional action to protect historically underserved farmers.
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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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