The Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednesday approved the long-delayed nomination of veteran civil rights lawyer Margo Schlanger to lead the Agriculture Department’s civil rights office, but GOP ...

A former program director in USDA’s civil rights office and his nephew have been charged with fraud and conspiracy as the result of a scheme allegedly involving phony jobs and kickbacks. Kirk Perry of ...

U.S. Secretary Brooke Rollins evoked the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s when describing the changes the Trump administration is making at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. To date, the USDA has ...

Purdue Extension is committed to encouraging and welcoming all. We recognize that we all benefit when we cultivate an inclusive and welcoming community where the unique contributions, talents and ...

Agriculture Department employees found to have engaged in discriminatory actions would be subject to discipline ranging from a letter of reprimand to dismissal under a bill filed Thursday by Rep.

Three months into his position as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack sent a memo to USDA employees promising an aggressive strategy to fix the racial discrimination issues long plaguing the ...

In the end, it was the commute that got to Vernon Parker, the embattled civil rights director at the Department of Agriculture. He was flying home to Paradise Valley, Ariz., every week, piling up debt ...

“And Justice for All” poster is to be prominently displayed in all offices where there is a USDA presence and where it may be read by customers. Please note that institutions participating in or ...