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Black farmers ask courts to add heirs in discrimination relief program [Video]

The Biden administration is sending out millions of dollars in relief checks to farmers who have faced discrimination, just ahead of an emergency request at a federal court to temporarily pause the process.Video above: AI-powered robot farmer uses AI and concentrated light to kill weeds without weed killersPresident Joe Biden and the White House are touting the payments to over 43,000 people as part of an effort to address inequity in farm loan programs, which data obtained in a CNN Freedom of Information Act request revealed has persisted for Black farmers especially.“Farmers and ranchers work around the clock to put food on our tables and steward our Nation’s land,” Biden said in a statement Wednesday. “But for too long, many farmers and ranchers experienced discrimination in farm loan programs and have not had the same access to federal resources and support.”But the long-awaited payments come amid a backdrop of a …

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