Farmers & Rural Communities
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."
Capital B: Black Farmers Sue USDA Over $127 Million in Canceled Grants
“'They were kind of using keyword searches to find anything related to DEI, and just canceling them without any sort of rigorous and reasoned review explaining the termination,' Wolf said."
Law360: Shuttered USDA Program Grantees Join Suit To Restore $125M
"The money was allocated as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, in which Congress designated money to 'address racial equity issues' within the USDA and its programs, the plaintiffs said…