Summary: USDA's Farm Loan Programs have been improved to increase opportunities for farmers, with changes including low-interest installment set-asides and flexible repayment terms.

The Trump administration says the "socially disadvantaged" designation is no longer needed because "past discrimination has ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will no longer offer increased benefits to minority groups through its programs, ...

The Agriculture Department will no longer recognize groups such as African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and women ...

The Texas Republican's "Bracero 2.0" legislation — named after a 1940s temporary labor program — would raise wagesand ...

The 3 Biggest Updates to USDA’s Farm Loan Programs You Need to Know FSA says these changes will increase opportunities for farmers and ranchers to be financially viable.

The Agriculture Department is making changes to eligibility rules for farm programs that could make it more challenging ... farm program participants must be "actively engaged in farming," which ...

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Incentives are seen as critical to increasing participation in a USDA conservation program that could help the Biden administration reach climate goals.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is launching a $2.2 billion grant program to address discrimination in how farm subsidies were given out before 2021.