Aspiring Latino Farmers Face Struggles Starting Farms
Aspiring Latino Farmers Face Struggles Starting Farms
*Latino farmers get little, if any, recognition. But their struggle is difficult in an already difficult field. This story is from Nebraska where the number of Latino farmers is dwindling. […]
NYT Farmer Headline Doesn’t Anger Latino Farmers
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco I was amused last week with the reaction to a headline on a New York Times article about how many Latino farmers have transitioned from farm work […]
Latinos are learning to farm Minnesota-style
*Aging farmers? No problem, Latinos are ready to step in. I’m not sure what’s meant by Minnesota-style farming. Co-ops and agriculture techniques go back for centuries in Latin America. It’s […]
Finding Justice for Latino Farmers Proves Elusive
By Rebecca Villaneda, Hispanic Business As the deadline passed this week for Hispanic farmers to file claims alleging discrimination by the USDA, many farmers aren’t sure they’ll ever receive justice. […]
Allá en el Rancho Grande: Latino Farmers Sue U. S. Ag Dept.
By Sara Van Note, Latino USA In 2000, about 1400 Latino ranchers and farmers sued the US Department of Agriculture for denying them loans based on their ethnicity. Now the […]
God Made a Farmer Ad – Fixed!
By Luis Moreno, Cuéntame During the Super Bowl, Dodge Ram had an ad on farmers that was a bit on the Lilly White side. We thought it didn’t present a realistic portrayal […]
USDA Settles Discrimination Claims with Latino Farmers
By Matt Kelley, Radio Iowa Click on picture to read story. [Photo by USDAgov]
