EPISODE · May 27, 2021 · 22 MIN
Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis: USDA and Black farmers
from CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics · host CQ Roll Call
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack sits down with Mary C. Curtis to discuss Black farmers and the USDA plan to provide debt relief to socially disadvantaged borrowers through the March COVID-19 relief law. That means Black farmers who have lost 90 percent of their land in the last century, in large part because of USDA policies, may receive compensation. The administration says equity is overdue and this is just the beginning. But many white farmers and banks have objections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack sits down with Mary C. Curtis to discuss Black farmers and the USDA plan to provide debt relief to socially disadvantaged borrowers through the March COVID-19 relief law. That means Black farmers who have lost 90 percent of their land in the last century, in large part because of USDA policies, may receive compensation. The administration says equity is overdue and this is just the beginning. But many white farmers and banks have objections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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