equity

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins sent a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom last week, demanding that the state abandon a proposal that would redistribute land based on race, ethnicity, and national origin

“What really underpinned our efforts at USDA is to improve equity and keep all farmers farming," noted Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack as he recently announced that USDA is making scores of changes in every single agency in an effort to boost equity and fairness.  Vilsack ...

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh is leading the U.S. delegation at the United Nations Food Systems Pre-Summit in Rome this week. Leading up to the UN Food Systems Summit in New York in September, Bronaugh and U.S. officials are working with other countries and food systems stakeholders in Rome to build coalitions and consensus around shared objectives, including food security and nutrit

Long-term interest rates are moving higher.  But, ask Curt Covington, Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer at Farmer Mac, he’ll tell you the farming community saw the writing on the wall about interest rates well before hand.   “...