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Pigford v. Glickman (1999) was a class action lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), alleging that it had racially discriminated against African-American farmers in its allocation of farm loans and assistance from 1981 to 1996.
The Ontario court found that the herdshare arrangement did not include a formal contract of purchase or sale and that legal title to the cows remained with Schmidt. [37] It equated membership in the herdshare to membership in a "big box" store "that requires a fee to be paid in order to gain access to the products located therein." [37]
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Pub. L. 95-109; 91 Stat. 874, codified as 15 U.S.C. § 1692 –1692p, approved on September 20, 1977 (and as subsequently amended), is a consumer protection amendment, establishing legal protection from abusive debt collection practices, to the Consumer Credit Protection Act, as Title VIII of that Act.
Trump will target undocumented migrants but it is unclear if legal visas like the H-2A will survive. The US farm workers coming from Guatemala - on a legal visa Skip to main content
A spokesperson said the Department of Labor investigated complaints against Eldridge Farms and found it owed a total of $109,012 in wages to 22 employees as a result of violations of the H2-A program.
The Farm Credit Administration is an independent agency of the Executive Branch of the federal government of the United States.It regulates and examines the banks, associations, and related entities of the Farm Credit System, a network of borrower-owned financial institutions that provide credit to farmers, ranchers, and agricultural and rural utility cooperatives, as well as provides ...
Oct. 25—MORGANTOWN — A Hope Gas proposal to convert 629 farm-tap customers to propane has drawn significant opposition—with 31 letters of protest filed in six days. Some point out they, and ...
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is the United States Department of Agriculture agency that was formed by merging the farm loan portfolio and staff of the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) and the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS). The Farm Service Agency implements agricultural policy, administers credit and loan ...