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USDA funds aim to address historic discrimination against Black farmers
The Agriculture Department advances a $9.3 billion relief plan to aid farmers harmed by discriminatory lending practices. Angela Provost and her husband, sugar cane producers in Iberia Parish, helped push the legislation, sharing stories of past loan barriers. Officials emphasize acknowledgment over compensation and call for greater transparency to fix equity in USDA processes.
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