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USDA Announces Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Funding Awarded to Illinois

Silence DoGood - September 7, 2023

The funding to Illinois is part of a total of $72.9 million in non-competitive FY 2023 SCBGP funding... #farming

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Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump Files Class Action Lawsuit Against the U.S. Government on Behalf of Socially Disadvantaged Farmers

Silence DoGood - October 12, 2022

“In years past, the government promised land and animals to Black people who fought the Confederacy alongside Union forces, then reneged and left them with nothing. Once again, the U.S. government broke its promises to Black and other socially disadvantaged farmers with devastating consequences.” #BenCrump

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