11/13/2013
https://congress.gov...
"With all due respect, it probably isn't your intent, but that is, in fact, the effect."
"It seems to me that the rules or the direction that you are going is really pushing minority farmers and community-based organizations out of conservation programs."
"I mean, because when you don't include black farmers, I don't know who else you include."
"NRCS has consistently increased our efforts to assist socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers."