Jessica Gonzalez is a farmer and beekeeper who runs Happy Organics LLC a sustainable farm and apiary out of Merced, California. She launched the enterprise in 2018 on the family farm, which she and ...

FILE - Farmer John Boyd Jr. poses for a portrait during a break from bailing hay at his farm in Boydton, Va., on May 27, 2021. The federal government has illegally broken a promise to pay off the ...

Local farmers of color awaiting federal loan forgiveness may not see the government’s promises fulfilled anytime soon. Kamal Bell, CEO of Efland-based Sankofa Farms, is one of approximately 230 ...

Back in March, as part of a large COVID-19 aid package, Congress approved about $5 billion in debt relief and other services for historically disadvantaged farmers—Black, Native American, Alaskan ...

For any Washington farmer, 2020 was a desperate year. That spring, with a COVID-19 vaccine still distant, disruptions to the economy and supply chains sent unemployment, poverty and food insecurity ...

The Farmers of Color grant program will provide up to $10,000 in funding to innovative farm projects. The deadline to apply is Friday, February 19. Michael Carter giving tours at Carter Farms, land ...

Marvin and Tanisha Frink, the owners and operators of Briarwood Cattle Farm, stand in front of the van that delivers the farm's beef, pork and chicken to customers across the state. Photo courtesy of ...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discussed the administration’s efforts on the American Rescue Plan during a video conference. The plan has designated $5 billion to for the farmers of color who have ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Farmers of color from across Iowa gathered for the first time on Saturday in Des Moines, ...

You’ve probably heard that $5 Billion dollars from President Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus plan has been dedicated to farmers of color. Specifically, that designation is for “socially disadvantaged ...