Three Groups Have Teamed Up To Improve The Lives Of Black Farmers

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Three Groups Have Teamed Up To Improve The Lives Of Black Farmers

The National Black Growers Council, John Deere, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund have announced a group focused on Black farmers.

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