From the West Alabama Newsroom– Time is running out for farmers who believe they were discriminated against by the USDA — to apply to become a part of the billion dollar settlement initiative. “January 13th is the deadline,” said Selma attorney Faya Rose Toure. Toure is helping Black Belt farmers who believe they were discriminated against — go through the…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A $2.2 billion dollar USDA Discrimination Financial Assistance Program for farmers is currently accepting applications. The initiative is open to anyone who believes they were discriminated against by the USDA — up until January 1st of 2021. “Anybody who tried to get a loan with USDA and didn’t, they may have been discriminated against. They…
U.S. regulators will allow two California companies to offer “lab-grown” chicken meat to restaurants and eventually, supermarket shelves.
Tom Vilsack, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, was in Macon County on Monday to announce another $325 million for agricultural projects intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is scheduled to visit Macon County on Monday.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Hundreds of people in west Dallas County will soon have a cleaner, safer source of water in their homes. A $3.8 million dollar project is taking county water into the Bogue Chitto community of Dallas County. People there currently get water for their homes from water wells. “Some people would get sick when you drink…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency are partnering to deliver critical water infrastructure to under-served rural communities. Congresswoman Terri Sewell hosted USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsak — and EPA Administrator Michael Regan — at an event in White Hall to kick-off the Closing the Wastewater Gap initiative. The goal of the initiative…
More than 20 Republican attorneys general, including Steve Marshall of Alabama, have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over a school meal program that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has added Alabama and seven other states to the 19 where students receiving Medicaid coverage will be automatically added to the program offering free or reduced-price school lunches.
Walmart, Target, Publix, Winn-Dixie and Kroger are among the stores that say they sold these products.
