RFD America

On December 9th, the USDA announced it had awarded $14 million in funds to help "socially disadvantage" farmers. The term "socially disadvantaged" is a euphemism for Black or Hispanic:

A socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher is one of a group whose members have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice without regard to their individual qualities. Generally, socially disadvantaged producers who participate in OASDFR-funded projects develop profitable new farming or ranching practices, receive loans more rapidly, increase their farm or ranch income, continue farming or ranching longer and are less likely to go out of business.

Once again, the USDA is more concerned with political correctness and "social justice" than with helping family farmers. Why is it more important to save a minority-owned family farm than a European-American family farm? It's worth noting that NONE of the money went to farmers of any color. With a few exceptions, the money was awarded to universities, because for whatever reason, the USDA thinks a bunch of academics know more about farming than farmers. This is typical elitist thinking. What's even more disturbing than the amount of money being pumped into the Marxist public university system is the real reason this money goes only to universities who purport to help minority farmers. Consider this statement in the USDA press release:

USDA intends to help small farmer-owned cooperatives and small rural businesses to better compete for government and commercial contracts.

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