Black farmers face setbacks over Trump budget cuts: ‘We are in survival mode’

A consortium of Black farmers in the north-east take financial hits as harsh USDA cuts threaten their operations

For the last several weeks, Jocelyn Germany has been asking herself is it safe for us to exist" as Black farmers?, since US Department of Agriculture cuts have put her work in jeopardy.

Germany is the farmer advocate of Farm School NYC (FSNYC), an urban agriculture education center focused on food sovereignty and social, economic and racial justice. About 85% of Farm School NYC's funding comes from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).