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    A USDA commission issues recommendations on racial equity for farmers

    Recommendations include making it easier for farmers to qualify for conservation programs to making the language in Farm Service Agency loans more accessible. A final report is due by the year's end.
    by Ximena Bustillo Feb 28, 2023 3 minutes
    Ann "Farmer Gale" Sutton inspects crops at a farm on Jan. 26, 2023 in Upper Marlboro, Md. Prince Georges County has launched a pilot program geared towards assisting women and minority farmers build sustainable practices.

    The Equity Commission at the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released its first report detailing over 30 recommendations to bring equity to farming.

    The USDA Equity Commission was born out of a Biden executive order calling for federal departments to address racial equity and underserved communities. It is led by outgoing Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh and United Farm Workers President Emeritus Arturo Rodriguez.

    The release of the report comes on Bronaugh's last day. She is the first Black woman to serve as the No. 2 spot at USDA.

    "We didn't want this set of interim recommendations to look like

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