Grad Student Earning Degree by Targeting Latino Farmers

A Latino graduate student at Michigan State University is earning his doctorate degree by helping to direct at least $1 million in grants and loans to Latino farmers throughout the state of Michigan. Robert Gardner-Sandoval is targeting Latino residents in Sanilac County and other areas to help them tap into funds provided through USDA’s loans for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. Of the 2,329 farm operators in Sanilac County, only 12 are Latino. Gardner-Sandoval created the Latino Farm Management Association to help change those numbers. (The Times Herald) Read more.

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