NBFA Dealings with the USDA
Important Articles and Documents


05/16/07 - Correspondence from Congress to USDA
09/15/05 -
Harvesting justice, Daily Business Review, Rebecca Wakefield
09/05/05 - USDA ASSISTS WITH HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF EFFORTS, USDA Resources Include 30,000 Housing Units and $50 million in Food Assistance
07/23/05 - Agriculture secretary meets black farmers, Richmond Times-Dispatch
07/21/05 - NBFA President John W. Boyd, USDA Secretary Johanns Meet to Discuss Black Farmers’ Issues, Boyd: Meeting “A Breath of Fresh Air”
03/08/05 - Black farmers become case study for students
03/05/05 - Black farmers fight to receive settlement, Thousands missed out on civil rights judgment worth $830 million, MALIA RULON of The Associated Press
Congress urged to expand payments, WAVY 10, Associated Press
Black farmers urging Congess to fix settlement WRIC
Chabot says Congress can expand settlement, By Allen Howard, Cincinnati Enquirer
01/27/05 - Letter from Governor Warner on behalf of the NBFA to request congressional review of settlements in Pigford v. Glickman.
12/08/04 - CBS Evening News Airs Report On Black Farmers, Racism in the Fields: CBS Evening News Covers Plight of Black Farmer: Transcript of the Story
Black Farmers Press for Compensation
11/18/04 - STATEMENT BY JOHN W. BOYD, JR., PRESIDENT NATIONAL BLACK FARMERS ASSOCIATION
11/16/04 - USDA HOLDS NOVEMBER 22 PUBLIC MEETING ON TOBACCO TRANSITION ASSESSMENTS, ANNOUNCES INITIAL PROGRAM PROVISIONS
11/03/04 - Invitation letter for Dr. Boyd to speak at hearing held on Wednesday, November 17, 2004
09/28/04 - Congress of Black Farm Organizations (CBFO) Rally at USDA & Congressional Hearing
07/22/07 - Black Farmers' Claims Rejected in Bias Case. THE NATION, By Jia Lynn Yang, Times Staff Writer