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News Articles: USDA

Nuri and Sofia Icgoren operate an organic farm in Atlanta's Lakewood Heights neighborhood.

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Farmers looking for organic certification can apply for share of $70M in USDA assistance

A fresh batch of federal funding is being made available to Georgia farmers who are in the process of transitioning to organic crop production and seeking USDA organic-certified status. The deadline to apply is June 15.

May 02, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Fort Valley State’s campus in a Telegraph file photo. FVSU was cited by the USDA in February for the third time in three inspections. Jason Vorhees jvorhees@macon.com

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  • News

USDA cites Fort Valley State veterinary science for fraudulent report, animal treatment

The federal government cited Fort Valley State University’s veterinary science department for six violations during an annual inspection in February, marking the third time in three years the school has been hit with multiple citations.

March 22, 2023
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  • Micah Johnston
Lateef Dowdell watches the sunrise on Jan. 14, 2021, from what remains of land once belonging to his uncle Gil Alexander, who was the last active Black farmer in the community of Nicodemus, Kan.

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  • Politics

Black farmers worry new approach on 'race neutral' lending leaves them in the shadows

White farmers' suits blocked a USDA program and led to a race-neutral approach.

February 27, 2023
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  • Ximena Bustillo
Lucious Abrams, a plaintiff in the Pigford v. Glickman class action lawsuit, stands in front of a tractor on his Georgia farm.

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  • Politics

In 2022, Black farmers were persistently left behind from the USDA's loan system

An NPR data analysis shows Black farmers were accepted for USDA direct loans at a lower rate than other racial groups in 2022. Direct loans are supposed to be among the easiest for farmers to get.

February 19, 2023
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  • Ximena Bustillo
A sign noting the acceptance of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards, which SNAP beneficiaries use to pay for food, is displayed at a grocery store in 2019 in Oakland, Calif. SNAP emergency allotments are ending after this month and have already ended in some parts of the country.

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  • National

SNAP recipients will lose their pandemic boost and may face other reductions by March

Congress ended the temporary benefit meant to help low-income households with pandemic-era hardships. A huge increase in Social Security benefits may mean some households see further SNAP reductions.

February 02, 2023
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  • Kaitlyn Radde
Chattahoochee Hills Charter School

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  • News

Georgia students mingle with farm animals to spark interest in agriculture

Students in metro Atlanta schools get the chance to mingle with barnyard animals and learn about food production as part of a new USDA initiative to get young Georgians interested in agriculture.

September 28, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch

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  • News

Georgia joins lawsuit against USDA school lunch funding changes

Georgia recently joined 22 other states in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. They’re pushing back against federal guidelines around school lunch funding as schools open across Georgia.

August 03, 2022
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  • Amanda Andrews
A cyclist pauses outside the site of the supermarket shooting in Buffalo, N.Y. With the Tops store closed for the foreseeable future, the community around it has been left without easy access to healthy and affordable food.

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  • Health

The Buffalo shooting is a reminder that millions don't live near a grocery store

Grocery stores provide healthy foods, create jobs and offer a place for community connection. "We started calling them front-line and essential workers for a reason," says one food access advocate.

May 25, 2022
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  • Laurel Wamsley
"All food prices are now predicted to increase between 4.5 and 5.5%," the USDA's Economic Research Service explained in the March report.

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  • Your Money

Food prices are going up — and at levels Americans haven't seen in decades

The USDA's latest report found that nearly all major food groups are going up in price.

April 01, 2022
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  • Vanessa Romo
Inspections on avocados from Mexico's Michoacán state were paused for almost a week after an agricultural inspector received a verbal threat. But on Friday, the U.S. Embassy said inspections would continue, allowing avocado shipments to resume.

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  • Food

Avocado shipments from Mexico are resuming after the U.S. lifts its ban

The U.S. had halted inspections of avocados from Mexico on Saturday, after a USDA inspector received a verbal threat.

February 18, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Morning Edition host Leah Fleming poses with Kendall Johnson, the youngest USDA certified farmer in Georgia.

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  • News

Atlanta girl is youngest USDA-certified farmer in Georgia. She's 6 — and her farm's growing with her

Kendall Johnson has made history as the youngest USDA-certified farmer in Georgia, and she's also founded an organization called aGROWKulture.

November 11, 2021
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  • Leah Fleming
A sign alerts customers about SNAP food stamp benefits at a grocery store in New York City in December 2019. Benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are getting a historic boost nearly two years later under the Biden administration.

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  • National

Here's What The Historic Increase In Food Stamp Benefits Could Mean For You

The average SNAP benefit will increase by $36.24 per person, per month, starting in October.

August 17, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Rep. David Scott

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  • Politics

Relief Payments To Black Farmers Stalled By Conservative Group Lawsuits

Former Trump administration officials and conservative and libertarian nonprofits have launched lawsuits to block federal relief funds aimed at Black and minority farmers.

June 28, 2021
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  • Ariana Figueroa
Handy Kennedy, founder of AgriUnity cooperative, feeds his cows on HK Farms earlier this year in Cobbtown, Ga. The AgriUnity cooperative is a group of Black farmers formed to better their chances of economic success.

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  • Race

U.S. Farmers Of Color Were About To Get Loan Forgiveness. Now The Program Is On Hold

A new federal program created by the Biden administration to reverse years of economic discrimination against U.S. farmers of color has ground to a halt.

June 11, 2021
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  • Joe Hernandez
President of the National Black Farmer's Association John Boyd stands in his fields in Baskerville, Va. He says the USDA's relief program is "like the fox watching the hen house."

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  • Race

The USDA Is Set To Give Black Farmers Debt Relief. They've Heard That One Before

The U.S. Agriculture Department is sending aid for debt relief to struggling farmers of color beginning this month. But many Black farmers distrust the department after decades of failed promises.

June 05, 2021
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  • Emma Hurt
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