{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Texas Agriculture Law","provider_url":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw","author_name":"tiffany.dowelllashmet","title":"Texas Farmers Sue USDA for Alleged Discrimination - Texas Agriculture Law","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"AnRFzaknZM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2024\/04\/29\/texas-farmers-sue-usda-for-alleged-discrimination\/\">Texas Farmers Sue USDA for Alleged Discrimination<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2024\/04\/29\/texas-farmers-sue-usda-for-alleged-discrimination\/embed\/#?secret=AnRFzaknZM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Texas Farmers Sue USDA for Alleged Discrimination&#8221; &#8212; Texas Agriculture Law\" data-secret=\"AnRFzaknZM\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2024\/04\/luke-thornton-_OoduqcpSjM-unsplash-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1920,"description":"**UPDATE**\u00a0 In June 2024, a federal judge issued an injunction in this case prohibiting USDA from making ERP 2022 payments utilizing the &#8220;socially disadvantaged&#8221; category to increase payments to qualifying producers.\u00a0 Read more here. A group of Texas farmers recently filed suit against the United States Department of Agriculture claiming that the USDA improperly discriminated against them in administering various disaster and pandemic relief programs. Plaintiffs in\u00a0Strickland v. USDA\u00a0challenge the USDA&#8217;s disparate treatment for certain producers based upon race and sex. The Plaintiffs assert that the USDA violated... Read More &rarr;"}