Help the NBFA help you. All information will be kept confidential.
Fill out and submit the form below to help the NBFA identify the 3 separate classes of farmers with claims against the USDA. Please choose what class you feel you belong to.
You can also mail your claim packet information NBFA, 68 Wind Road, Baskerville, VA 23915 or fax it to 434-447-3888.
Name:

Class:

 

 class 1 class 2 class3

Class 1. Class for Pigford Claims Remedy Act of 2006, H.R. 5575
An African American person who farmed or attempted to farm between January 1, 1981 and December 31, 1996, applied to USDA during that period for participation in a federal farm credit or farm program and who believed that they were discriminated against on the basis of race in USDA's response to that application; and filed a discrimination complaint on or before July 1, 1997, regarding USDA's treatment of such farm credit or benefit application and who previously filed a discrimination complaint that was determined to be late in Pigford v. Glickman

Class 2. Farm Subsidy Class
An African American person who farmed or attempted to farm between 1994 and present who applied to participate in a federal farm subsidy program and who believed that they were discriminated against based on race by being denied participation or equal benefits of that farm program.

Class 3. New Class
An African American person who farmed or attempted to farm after December 31, 1996 and was discriminated against on the basis of race by USDA when USDA denied the African American farmer participation in a federal farm credit program or denied equal participation in a federal farm credit or farm program in retaliation based on race for participation in the Pigford v. Johannes class action or filed a complaint of discrimination since 1999 and USDA dismissed the accepted complaint without investigation or failed to process the case.
Address:
If you are filing this claim for another farmer, please provide the farmer's contact information here:
(name, address)
Your home phone:
Cell phone:

Business phone: E-mail:

Years in farming (dates):
Type of farming:
(vegetable, livestock, etc.)
USDA program: farm credit subsidy program
USDA program that you applied for or participated in when the discrimination occurred:
Dates of discrimination:
Did you file a late Pigford claim? yes no
If you filed a late claim in Pigford v. Glickman case when did you file?
Tell us about your situation.
What type of complaint did you file against the USDA?
Please provide the date
of the complaint.
Did you complain to USDA and have two persons who know you complain
about your treatment at USDA but did not submit the complaint in writing?
If so, what was the date of the complaint:
Did you file a complaint about discrimination at USDA after the Pigford case?
If so, please list the date.
How was the complaint handled?