Posted 2/9/2019 14:15 (#7309163 - in reply to #7308317) Subject: RE: Minorities in Ag
Crawfordsville, Arkansas
martin - 2/9/2019 07:03
Over the years, there have been articles in ag magazines about how blacks have been discriminated against with regards to getting funding thru USDA, and the like. If true, I can see how that would contribute to a reduction in the number of black farmers. If you can't get a loan, then you can't get ahead, and......
USDA is a last resort for funding, for most anyway. Pigford showed their true colors here. Every black that ever walked into the offices were awarded their $50k check. My little town of 600, of which close to half are black, got so many $50k checks that the car salesmen from the local Ford and Chevy place were making house calls trying to get it.
There a big lawsuit now in my area from a bunch of black farmers that claim that Stine sold them bad seed on purpose. It's made national news. it's just a money grab by a group of people who are perpetually downtrodden.
Minorities in Ag
