<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item link="https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/usda-set-aside-2.2-billion-to-help-farmers-whove-faced-discrimination.html" display="true" type="news-list"><title>Alabama Extension at AAMU to Host USDA Financial Assistance Workshop for Farmers</title><summary>The Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Alabama A&amp;M University (AAMU) and USDA selected vendor The Windsor Group LLC, will host a free USDA Financial Assistance Workshop for Farmers on Friday, December 15 at 2:00 p.m. in the James L. Dawson Building Auditorium.  The USDA set aside 2.2 billion dollars to help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who experienced discrimination in the USDA farm lending program before 2021.  </summary><date>2023-12-12T12:00:00-08:00</date><imageAltText>AAMU's Winfred Thomas Agricultural Research Station</imageAltText><image>/_images/farmerusda1.png</image><name>$2.2 Billion in USDA Funding to Help Farmers Impacted by Discrimination</name><first>$2.2</first><last>Billion in USDA Funding to Help Farmers Impacted by Discrimination</last><url>https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/usda-set-aside-2.2-billion-to-help-farmers-whove-faced-discrimination.html</url><tags/></item>