In this Breitbart article, Sean Moran reports that the USDA has settled a lawsuit and agreed to end race- and sex-based criteria in several farming programs.
- The settlement was secured with the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, which challenged USDA policies it argued discriminated against farmers based on race and sex.
- The affected programs include the Loan Guarantee Program, the Dairy Margin Coverage Fee, and the EQIP Grant Program.
- WILL argued the Biden-era policies violated equal protection guarantees under the U.S. Constitution.
- The case involved Adam Faust, a Wisconsin dairy farmer who had previously challenged race-based USDA loan forgiveness policies.
- WILL said Faust represented a broader group of white male farmers who were excluded or disadvantaged under the disputed programs.
- The USDA settlement includes payment of WILL’s attorney fees.
- WILL’s Dan Lennington praised the Trump administration for ending what he called “discriminatory programs” inherited from the previous administration.
- The article frames the settlement as part of a broader rollback of Biden-era “equity” policies that favored certain racial or sex-based categories over individual merit.
- Breitbart also notes that WILL has brought multiple lawsuits against race-based government programs since 2021.
Read the full story: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/18/exclusive-usda-settles-lawsuit-scraps-race-based-discrimination-in-farming-programs/
