National Black Farmers Association

So you have people who are eighth generation farmers, they're gonna lose their farms this year.

The National Black Farmers Association has been screaming about this.

that this is a catastrophe for black farmers, for family farmers, for small farmers, because they cannot make the math work.

What it's going to mean is higher food prices as well.

As we look at Iran and some of what is happening, the prices you've been describing, energy costs, this seems like a really good moment to invite John Boyd Jr. into this conversation.

He's a fourth-generation farmer and the president of the National Black Farmers Association in Virginia.

John, welcome.

Thank you so much for having me.

I'm wondering how all of this influences the way that you're planning to vote on Tuesday.

Well, I don't have any choice, you know, at this matter.

We have the National Black Farmers Association, 400 400 generation of farmers losing their farms at some level through the Department of Agriculture, a secondary agriculture lender.

They're in some sort of financial trouble, and we don't have any answers for them.

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all right welcome back to urban view mornings with shauna renee as promised we've got uh john boyd jr friend well look i call him friend of the family but definitely friend of the show and friend of black farmers all over the united states as uh he is the president of the national black farmers association here to talk with us once again it's good to see you how you doing

I'm doing good.

I'm tired, but I'm ready.

It's about survival.

My guest today is John Boyd Jr., a fourth-generation Virginia farmer and founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association.

John has been sounding the alarm about a growing farm crisis and the policies making it worse.

John, so happy to have you.

Black farmers in the United States need help.

And why are we losing our farms at poor policies that one man put in place? His tariffs, his war on Iran.

I've never seen this many farm foreclosures, pending farm foreclosures, at one time in my 43-year career here at the National Black Farmers Association.

So people say there's no difference.

The outcome of the election will send a loud message that the black vote is just not up for grabs, like you have to earn it.

Plus, National Black Farmers founder and president John Boyd Jr. reacts to Trump's farm aid package.

I think this is a minute too late and a dime too short by the Trump administration.

These stories and other news impacting black America are on the way.

The USDA says it's to offset part of the estimated losses for black farmers who have literally been defrauded from government support for generations.

The promise of relief is falling on deaf ears.

National Black Farmers Association president and founder John Boyd Jr. took to CNN to weigh in on the news that relief is on the way.

with something not included.

President Trump announces a massive aid package as farmers across the country strain under skyrocketing fuel costs.

The founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association will join us live.

That's coming up.

And one-on-one with Mahmoud Khalil.

And let the oil flow.

All right, Matt Egan, thank you very, very much.

And next hour, the founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association joins us to discuss the potential impact of President Trump's $8 billion farmer relief plan.

That's coming up.