farmers
How Heirs’ Property fueled 90 percent decline in Black-owned farmland
March 24, 2022Black farmland ownership, which peaked in 1910 at 16 to 19 million acres, has decreased to less than 3 million acres today, and Black farmers represent just over 1% of all U.S. farmers.
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Lecciones que aprender de la agricultura regenerativa de Cuba
September 28, 2021Cuba sigue siendo un enigma para muchas personas en los Estados Unidos, todavía envuelta en la niebla de profundas diferencias culturales y políticas. Debido al bloqueo económico de Estados Unidos contra Cuba, la mayoría de cubanos...
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Farm solidarity: Lessons to learn from Cuba’s regenerative agriculture
September 22, 2021In the realms of environmental sustainability and organic farming, those of us in the U.S. have much to learn from our Cuban counterparts.
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Black farmers were promised debt relief; white farmer lawsuits stand in way
September 2, 2021The government wants to make amends with Black farmers by providing debt forgiveness. But a judge has put the money on hold in the face of lawsuits filed by white farmers claiming reverse discrimination.
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French Farmers protest fertilizer tax
March 29, 2021Protests are part of a movement in other European countries that is particularly important to young people who want to go into farming.
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