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US Approves Settlement

Black Farmers Demand Compensation

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Senator Kennedy, John Boyd and...

John Boyd Statement on the Passing of Senator Ted Kennedy
*Feb. 7th 2007 Letter of Support

Dr. John W. Boyd Jr. Answers Questions About Black Farmers Unfairly Denied Loans By USDA on WRAL

Lincoln Works To Ensure African-American Farmers Receive Funds They Are Entitled To

Protecting Black Farmers

Black Farmers Regional Carolina's Meeting

NBFA Reaches Front Page Washington Post

NBFA Meeting Clanton, Alabama June 19th

NBFA Statement Released

Obama $1.25 Billion Proposal

Black Farmers Treated Shamefully

Discrimination Payments Promised to Black Farmers

NBFA 2009 Legislative Conference

Black Farmers Press for Settlement

AG Department Payouts Pressed

Black Farmers Protest

Resolving Civil Rights

Alabama Black Farmers Join Rally for Settlement Payouts

Black Farmers Say "Enough is Enough"

Obama Foodorama

CBC Upset Over Obamas's Stance on Black Farmers

Promises, Promises: Obama and black Farmers

April 28th 10am NBFA Marches on Washington nbfa-rally.com

April 29th NBFA Panelists and Black Farmers Meet

John Boyd Would Make An Excellent Agriculture Secretary

Secretary of Agriculture Picks

Team Obama

An Interesting Choice for Agriculture Secretary

Obama's USDA Pick

Who's in the Running for Obama Administration

Boyd Looking for Job in Obama Administration

Secretary of Agriculture Appointment Will Matter

Hundreds of Black Farmers to Rally for Obama

USDA Faulted Over Minority Farmers

Black Farmers Meet in Durham,NC 10/29

Black Farmers Rally for Obama in Richmond

Farmers Support YES! on Prop 2

Join John Boyd and John Conyers in Richmond

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Obama's Campaign Hosts Townhall Meetings

Black Farmer's Lawsuit

Black Farmers Allege USDA Discrimination

Black Farmers File New Lawsuit Against USDA

Sowing Seeds of Victory

Black Farmers Discrimination Lawsuit Could Cost USDA Billions

Delta Caucus Congratulates NBFA

Future of farming: How will a new president affect the man and his field

Black Farmers File New Suit - Fox News

Farm Bill Would Boost Aid - Jet Magazine

Message from Secretary Regarding New Farm Bill

Bush Farm Veto Threatens Potential Claims

Black Farmers Seek Economic Justice

USDA Is Called Lax on Bias

Congress Has Finally Heard Our Cries for Justice

Wrongly Dismissed Pigford Claimants

Congress Continues Scrutiny

John Boyd to Testify at Subcommittee Hearing

Virginians at the Capitol

Barack Obama Visits NBFA's Meet & Greet! Yahoo.com

Meet and Greet Held May 8th in Washington

John Boyd Named 100 Most Influential Black Americans and Organization Leaders Ebony May '08

John Boyd to testify at Subcomittee Show Support!

**POSTPONED Denmark SC Spring Meeting POSTPONED **

Farm Lobby Beats Black Assault on Subsidies

John Boyd on Black Farmers

Black Farmers Work to Keep Land w/Co-ops

USDA Ejects DAO Auditors

Black Farms Fades as Generation Passes

More Civil Rights Trouble at USDA

WMakers Blast USDA for Blocking Audit

USDA Shuts Down Congressional Audit

Schafer GAO Civil Rights Letter 03/03

Schafer GAO Civil Rights Letter 02/29

Agriculture Boots GAO Auditors

Oklahoma Black Historical Research Project

Farm Bill Could Aid Black Farmers

John Boyd Featured in JET Magazine

Obama Wins a Heavyweight Endorsement

NBFA President Stomps for Obama in Bamberg

Help Ahead for Black Farmers

South Carolina Town Hall December 28th & 29th

Senate Votes to Reopen Black Farmers' Lawsuit

Black Farmers Bill Passed in Senate

NBFA President John Boyd to Rally in Raleigh NC

Halifax County Farm Auctioned in Spite of Protest

Press Release: Boyd Calls Halt to Sale

Obama Town Hall Forum on Rural America

Black Farmers Await Senate Action

NBFA featured in Obama's Townhall in Kingstree

Bill Would Allow Black Farmers to Seek Claims

Obama Could Win Southern Votes

Obama Informs Bush of USDA Disenfranchisement

Looking Back on 8 Decades of Growing Tobacco...

As Champion of Black Farmers, Obama...

Black Farmer Information Session Sept 21-22

USDA Workers Grilled

John Boyd Featured in Jet Magazine (pic)

Congress Addresses USDA Email

USDA Agency Launches Lobbying Email Inquiry

Pigford Compromise

Letter from Senator Barack Obama

USDA Correspondence

Show Support for Bill 1989

Attorney Warns US Agriculture Dept. Employees

USDA Employees Get Warning

Agency Warns Against Emails

USDA Agency Launches Inquiry

Farmers Alarmed Over Lobbying Effort

Defying Federal Law USDA Employees Lobby

Black Farmers May Get New Bid for Compensation

Bills to Assist Black Farmers Move Forward

House Agriculture Committee's Bill Locks Inequity

Click Here for Full NBFA EWG Joint Report

Fiscal Conservatives, Environmentalists, Faith

Media Advisory Press Release

Bills to Assist Black Farmers

Minority Farmers Still Shortchanged, Study Shows

Study Shows Black Farmers are Shut Out

NBFA Retainer Form Click to Download

House Judiciary Holds Markup on HR3073

Black Farmers Still Looking for Justice

Democrats want to give Black Farmers

House Judiciary Committee to Hold Historic Black

Grassley Previews Next Farm Bill

Correspondence from Congress to USDA

Boyd Objects to Smithfield Merger

John Boyd Named Ebony's 100 Influential People

Statement of the Department of Justice Antitrust Div.

USDA Report on the State of Civil Rights

Issues for the Coalition to Address with Honorable McKay

Teen Activist Wants to Cast First Vote for Obama

NFBA Meets to Demand End to Racist Discrimination

Letter of Support from Senator Obama

Bills Would Give Black Farmers Another Chance at Relief

Letter from Senator Kennedy,

Black Farmers Applaud Introduction of Legislation

NBFA Conference 2007 - LATEST NEWS

Letter to Representative John Conyers

Minority Farmers, Rural Migration News

NBFA Appears on SBS Australian TV,

Letter from Congressman Bobby Scott

Letter from Senator Grassley

John Boyd Invited to Speak at 7th Annual Oklahoma

Chabot is "Growing into the job,"

Making Rounds in Richmond

Bush Boosts Allen Campaign, Allen Nuances Pro-War

No free pass for Allen's Revisionism

Allen Introduces Bill to Help Black Farmers

Allen Backs Bill to Assist Black Farmers,

Yahoo news, Los Angeles Times

THE OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE from Senator Allen

Mississippi Man Convicted in Phony Reparations Case

NBFA Announces Conference 2006 in Dallas, Texas

Allen's Racial 'journey', Greater Awareness Professed,

John Boyd Agricultural and Technology Institute

Meeting the needs of rual America.

The John Boyd Agricultural and Technology Institute (hereinafter "Institute") was established in July 2000. While Mr. Boyd was spearheading the Pigford vs. Glickman class action, he saw the plight and the lack of economic empowerment in rural America. Moreover, due to Mr. Boyd's personal farming experiences and his consistent interaction with thousands of minority and limited resource farmers, he has come to understand that the development of an economic infrastructure Rural America is essential. The following is the precepts essential to improving rural communities.

To meet the needs of Rural America, the John Boyd Agricultural and Technology Institute (hereinafter "Institute") intends to assist rural communities through three programs: Adult Education, Outreach, and Agribusiness, while integrating technology as a critical component.