SECTOR NEWS Biden stimulus creates new resources for HBCU agricultural support to Black farmers John Boyd Jr., the National Black Farmers Association’s president and a fourth-generation Virginia farmer, described the targeted stimulus aid as “a drop in the bucket” of what’s financially owed to farmers of color previously excluded from agency programs. But he called it “the most significant legislation” for Black farmers since the Voting Rights Act.
Morning Briefing - March 10, 2021
Morning Briefing - March 10, 2021
Morning Briefing - March 10, 2021
SECTOR NEWS Biden stimulus creates new resources for HBCU agricultural support to Black farmers John Boyd Jr., the National Black Farmers Association’s president and a fourth-generation Virginia farmer, described the targeted stimulus aid as “a drop in the bucket” of what’s financially owed to farmers of color previously excluded from agency programs. But he called it “the most significant legislation” for Black farmers since the Voting Rights Act.