USDA Cuts Land-Access Grants, Leaving Young and Underserved Farmers in Limbo

USDA Cuts Land-Access Grants, Leaving Young and Underserved Farmers in Limbo

In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible donation. The USDA’s cancellation of a $300 million grant program has stalled land purchases, training programs, and local food projects intended to support young, first-generation, and underserved farmers Kat Grimmett for Prism The U.S.…

USDA cuts land-access grants, leaving young underserved farmers in limbo

Real journalists wrote and edited this (not AI)—independent, community-driven journalism survives because you back it. Donate to sustain Prism’s mission and the humans behind it. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has slashed a $300 million grant program designed to help underserved farmers access land, capital, and training, putting roughly 50 projects across 40 states and territories at risk of collapse.  For young, first-generation, an…