Episode transcript

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Welcome to Food Safety in a Minute. I’m Susie Craig.

This is National Black History Month. According to the USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, there are 42,000 farmers in the United States who identify as Black, either alone or in combination with another race. They represent 1.2 per cent of our country’s producers.

This week, our podcast recognizes John W. Boyd, Jr. John is a fourth-generation farmer in Baskerville, Virginia. He is the founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, a non-profit organization representing African American farmers and their families.

The Association provides advocacy and education including agricultural training and technical help for Black and other small farmers. Learn more by visiting the National Black Farmers Association.

This is Susie Craig from Washington State University Extension.

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Resources

International Dairy Foods Association. Black Farmers Today: Where We Are Not? USDA Census of Agriculture Breaks it Down. Accessed online 1/8/25.

https://www.idfa.org/news/this-black-history-month-idfa-celebrates-the-black-americans-who-advanced-the-food-system-and-u-s-dairy.

National Black Farmers Association. Accessed online 1/7/25.

https://www.blackfarmers.org.