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USDA Ends Use of Race and Sex in Farm Benefit Eligibility

The USDA cited decades of lawsuits, settlements, and reforms addressing discrimination claims by minority and female farmers.
USDA Ends Use of Race and Sex in Farm Benefit Eligibility
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins testifies before the House Agriculture Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 11, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Austin Alonzo
Austin Alonzo
Reporter
7/10/2025|Updated: 7/10/2025
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The Department of Agriculture will no longer consider a farmer’s race or sex in determining eligibility for benefits in many of its farm loan, commodity, and conservation programs, the agency said in a regulatory note.

On July 10, the Department of Agriculture published a final rule that ends the agency’s decades-long use of the “socially disadvantaged” designation. The designation was aimed at addressing historic discrimination against nonwhite and female farmers. The rule is effective immediately.

Austin Alonzo
Austin Alonzo
Reporter
Austin Alonzo covers U.S. political and national news for The Epoch Times. He has covered local, business and agricultural news in Kansas City, Missouri, since 2012. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri. You can reach Austin via email at [email protected]
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