Farmers & Rural Communities
Groups Sue MN Over Failure To Consider Environmental Impacts of Riverview Mega-Dairy Expansion
Today, Food & Water Watch and the Land Stewardship Project sued the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) over the state’s June 23 decision to forgo an Environmental Impact Statement for Riverview’s…
Capital B: Black Farmers Win Court Case That Restores $127 Million in Federal Grants
“Hannah Wolf, FarmSTAND staff attorney and counsel for plaintiffs, said this victory is for the people across the U.S. who are working to build ‘fairer and more sustainable food systems.'”
Court Restores $127M in Illegally Canceled Grants from USDA’s Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program
A federal district court has issued an order restoring the grants of 24 organizations and local governments who had grant agreements under the USDA’s Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access…
Civil Eats: Judge Orders USDA to Restore Half of Cancelled Grants for Young Farmers
“Twenty-four of them were added to a 2025 lawsuit overseen by Earthjustice, Farmers Justice Center, FarmSTAND and the Southern Environmental Law Center.”
Law360: DC Judge Blocks More USDA Grant Terminations
“Hannah Wolf, an attorney representing the original and new plaintiff grant recipients, said in a statement Wednesday that Judge Howell’s order is ‘a massive victory for the people across the…
WYSO Yellow Springs: Yellow Springs-based Agraria joins 24 plaintiffs in lawsuit against USDA
“There’s land opportunities lost, there’s technical assistant providers who have been laid off,” [Wolf] said. “Farmers who counted on support are left without resources and it’s kind of already a…
FarmSTAND Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling in Monsanto v. Durnell
"Today’s Supreme Court decision in Monsanto v. Durnell is harmful to farmers and farmworkers. In our amicus brief and in their communities, farmers and farmworkers have made clear that Monsanto…
The Gazette: Iowa ag groups sue over loss of USDA funding
“The group is represented by Earthjustice, Farmers Justice Center and FarmSTAND, which alleges the USDA’s decision to terminate the ILA program was unwarranted and illegal.”
KCRG: Iowa Valley RC&D joins federal lawsuit over USDA grant terminations
"The Iowa Valley RC&D, represented by Earthjustice, Farmers Justice Center and FarmSTAND, is seeking restoration of $127 million in grants."