USDA Cancels $300 Million Program to Help Farmers Buy Land Amid Anti-DEI Push
March 24, 2026 | Source: POLITICO | by Marcia Brown
The Agriculture Department is cutting hundreds of millions of dollars in funding from a program aimed at helping farmers buy and retain land, three people familiar with the decision confirmed to POLITICO on Tuesday.
The Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, awarded roughly $300 million to about 50 projects across the country for five-year contracts beginning in 2023.