Black Farmer Claims

If you or a family member is an African-American farmer who tried to participate in the ”Black Farmer Settlement”, but had the claim denied due to its being “late” please contact our offices immediately. Proposed new legislation may give the opportunity to have ”late Pigford” or ”late Black Farmer Settlement” claims heard.

If you are a “black farmer” who:

• Farmed, or attempted to farm, between January 1, 1981 and December 31, 1996;

• Applied to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) during that time period for participation in a federal farm credit or benefit program and believe that you were discriminated against on the basis of race in USDA’s response to that application;

• Filed a discrimination complaint on or before July 1, 1997, regarding USDA’s treatment of such farm credit or benefit application; and

• Previously submitted a late-filing request under the Pigford settlement.

Then, you may benefit from legislation pending in Washington, D.C. Please use the contact form below to see how we may be able to help you.