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Farmers Filing Suit Against USDA
posted 9:40 am Fri June 06, 2008 - Mecklenburg Co., VA
reporter: Margaret Clevenstine
posted by: Scott Wilson
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It's a lawsuit that could cost the government billions of dollars and it's being led by farmers here in Virginia.
A number of black farmers say they were unfairly denied loans and subsidies from the USDA. The new farm bill allows them to re-file their claims.
Some 75,000 farmers could fall into that group, meaning the government would have to pay several billion dollars in damages.
The Virginia-based National Black Farmers Association filed the suit Monday.
John Boyd, Farmer - "I'm excited about burying a very old hatchet certainly there's other things I want to do, but this always seems to keep me right back in the midst of things so this is something we want to do as quickly as possible."
Almost 900 southern farmers have filed so far. John Boyd expects at least 5,000 more to follow.
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ABC 13 Talkback: Farmers Filing Suit Against USDA
offurrocker
8:40 am on 06/07/08
How many black farmers? 5% or 95%?
When were these loans and/or subsidiesdenied? This year, last year, five years ago?
John Boyd, Farmer - "I'm excited about burying a very old hatchet certainly there's other things I want to do, but this always seems to keep me right back in the midst of things so this is something we want to do as quickly as possible." - What is this in context to? He wants to do what? What hatchet needs to be buried? Keeps him in the midst of what?
900 souther farmers - Is that VA, NC, SC, GA, KY, TN, AL, MS or are we talking just virginia. How many other farmers of other cultural backgrounds (hispanic, white, asian, etc...) have filed a lawsuit.
WSET - Your reporting stinks. If you can't report news any better than this then you need be shut down and find another line of work. Shame on all the staff.
When were these loans and/or subsidiesdenied? This year, last year, five years ago?
John Boyd, Farmer - "I'm excited about burying a very old hatchet certainly there's other things I want to do, but this always seems to keep me right back in the midst of things so this is something we want to do as quickly as possible." - What is this in context to? He wants to do what? What hatchet needs to be buried? Keeps him in the midst of what?
900 souther farmers - Is that VA, NC, SC, GA, KY, TN, AL, MS or are we talking just virginia. How many other farmers of other cultural backgrounds (hispanic, white, asian, etc...) have filed a lawsuit.
WSET - Your reporting stinks. If you can't report news any better than this then you need be shut down and find another line of work. Shame on all the staff.
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