Equity Commission

USDA Releases Equity Action Plan
USDA Releases Equity Action Plan
USDA Releases Equity Action Plan
Earlier this month, the USDA made its Equity Action Plan available. The plan outlines actions the agency will take to advance equity among its programs to improve access to the programs and services for underserved stakeholders and communities ...
USDA Continues To Focus On 2023 Farm Bill Creation
USDA Continues To Focus On 2023 Farm Bill Creation
USDA Continues To Focus On 2023 Farm Bill Creation
As lawmakers look to crafting the 2023 Farm Bill, the USDA is looking at how it can help in developing the legislation. "We are looking forward to working with congress to ensure that the programs that USDA implements will factor in all people and their challenges facing us today," said USDA Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh ...
USDA Launches Equity Commission
USDA Launches Equity Commission
USDA Launches Equity Commission
Work is underway at the USDA's Equity Commission. "We're not righting the wrongs of the past.  We are simply trying to prevent wrongs in the future," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said opening up the first meeting of USDA's Equity Commission and it's special agricultural subcommittee Monday. ...
USDA Will Establish an Equity Commission
USDA Will Establish an Equity Commission
USDA Will Establish an Equity Commission
The USDA says it will establish an Equity Commission and is looking for nominations for membership on the Commission’s Advisory Committee and Subcommittee on Agriculture. “USDA is committed to advancing equity throughout the Department,” said Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack. The Equity Co ...
Vilsack: American Rescue Plan Can Help Minority Farmers In Multiple Ways
Vilsack: American Rescue Plan Can Help Minority Farmers In Multiple Ways
Vilsack: American Rescue Plan Can Help Minority Farmers In Multiple Ways
When asked recently how USDA can rectify and correct discrimination toward Black farmers, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, pointed to steps outlined in the American Rescue Plan. "We talked about debt relief. We've also talked about the billion dollars that could potentially increase outreach, land access and financial marketing ...
Vilsack Explains Purpose Behind Creation Of USDA Equity Commission
Vilsack Explains Purpose Behind Creation Of USDA Equity Commission
Vilsack Explains Purpose Behind Creation Of USDA Equity Commission
The USDA is creating an Equity Commission. Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, explains why: "In the 70s, 80s, maybe even the 90s, Black farmers would go in to an FSA office in some states, and they would either not get a loan, or they would get the loan late, very late in the planting season, or they would get a loan with the interest rate that was higher ...
Vilsack Addresses Efforts To Promote Equity
Vilsack Addresses Efforts To Promote Equity
Vilsack Addresses Efforts To Promote Equity
Earlier this week, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack addressed their latest efforts to promoted equality among all of the USDA's program, which he stressed are open to all producers. "We'll have an Equity Commission, which will begin the process of investigating all of the programs at the USDA to make sure that we identify and root out any systemic racism that may exist in those programs ...