Farmers & Rural Communities
Bloomberg Law: Trump Administration Avoids Sanctions in Case Over Farmer Grants
“The US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration violated the Administrative Procedure Act when the agency predicated its termination of grants based on diversity equity…
Community Sentinel: Court Mandates USDA Must Restore $127 Million for Illegally Canceled Grants
“We made sure the court was aware that immediately losing funding and having the rug pulled out from under them would create widespread, negative impacts,” Wolf said.
The hidden money fueling the pork industry’s fight to keep pigs in tiny cages
“But Muraskin argues these deals have all added up to a convenient facade to fund a pro-industrial farming lobby group with required dollars from every pig farmer.”
Dairy Farm Expansion Project Sparks Lawsuit from Environmental Advocacy Groups
“We immediately pointed this out during the comment period,” said Bainbridge. “Rather than taking a long, hard look at environmental impacts, MCPA simply took Riverview’s word and signed off on…
Big Ag is Pushing for More Power Over the Food System Workforce. We’re Fighting Back.
A fair food system is one in which workers receive a livable wage and where they feel safe to defend their rights at work. But the United States’ food system…
Minnesota Ag Connection: Environmental Groups Oppose Riverview Dairy Growth Plan
"Food & Water Watch and FarmSTAND, which are supporting the legal challenge, say a more comprehensive review is necessary before the project moves forward. The organizations have also raised concerns…
Fighting Politicized Restrictions on Food System Grantees (Washington Farmland Trust v. USDA)
In 2026, The Trump Administration’s USDA began imposing unlawful, unprecedented department-wide terms and conditions on every new USDA grant. These terms and conditions substantially restrict grantees’ speech and programming in…
Nonprofits Sue to Block New USDA Rules That Force Them to Change or Abandon Food Access Work
Five nonprofit organizations working to build a more just food system filed suit late yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington against the U.S. Department…
Law360: USDA Sued By Nonprofits Over Anti-DEI Grant Conditions
“‘They can agree to unclear and unlawful terms and attempt to alter their activities — taking on substantial risk of criminal liability if they misjudge how to comply with the…