When former Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said in 2019 that the economic realities of dairy farming were forcing farmers to get bigger or get out of the business, he was roundly criticized for appearing to offer no hope for smaller operators.
The bleak outlook for Black farmers hasn’t stopped a new generation from entering the profession despite land loss, racism, and continued discrimination. In the past five years, the U.S. lost 7% of all farms, while Black folks lost nearly 13%, the highest decline among all racial groups, according to data from the recent Census of […] The post Young Black Farmers Energized Despite Land Loss and Racist History appeared first on Capital B News.
New U.S. Census data reveals that California had nine of the top 10 ag producing counties in terms of sales, as the number of farmers continues to decline.