The new rule is part of the Trump administration's directives to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion policies across ...

The agency published a rule in the federal register that will end the 30-year use of a 'socially disadvantaged' definition ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will no longer offer increased benefits to minority groups through its programs, ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Thursday issued a rule ending the use of racial and gender preferences in USDA programs when “these requirements are not required by an act of Congress,” but ...

The Agriculture Department will no longer recognize groups such as African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and women ...

WASHINGTON, D. C. - U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown expressed outrage Thursday over the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to stop considering race and gender in many of its loan, grant and ...

USDA has distributed $2.2 billion to 43,000 individuals who experienced discrimination in receiving USDA farm program services before January 2021. More than 23,000 individuals currently or ...

USDA removes more than 1,000 training courses – including bullying and harassment – for ‘gender ideology extremism’ and DEI April 13, 2025 Updated Sun., April 13, 2025 at 10:25 a.m.

The issue originated in 2017, when the National 4-H Council and USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture shared a "4-H Guidance for Inclusion of Individuals of all Gender Identities ...

July 10, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture posted a final rule in the Federal Register today rescinding a provision that has been in place for more than 30 years to give farmers deemed ...