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Black farmers are being targeted by a misguided federal policy. That’s nothing new

Washington, D.C. excels at making policies in the Beltway bubble, which end up hurting Americans living in rural communities, like mine here in Virginia. I am a fourth generation farmer from Baskerville. I have been raising flue-cured tobacco for more than 30 year. My forefathers raised tobacco — John Boyd, Sr .,…

 If Washington, D. C. is fine at one thing, it’s enacting policies in the Beltway bubble that harm Americans in remote areas like mine, which are located in Virginia. I am a farmer from Baskerville who is in my third generation. I’ve been growing tobacco with flue-cured tobacco for more than 30 years. John Boyd Sr., one of my ancestors, grew tobacco. Making policies in the Beltway bubble that harm Americans in rural communities— communities like mine, here in Virginia — is one area where Washington, D. C. excels. I’m a Baskerville farmer who is in my third generation. For more than 30 years, I have grown tobacco that has been flue-cured. My ancestors grew tobacco; John Boyd Sr., 

Washington, D.C. excels at making policies in the Beltway bubble, which end up hurting Americans living in rural communities, like mine here in Virginia. I am a fourth generation farmer from Baskerville. I have been raising flue-cured tobacco for more than 30 year. My forefathers raised tobacco — John Boyd, Sr .,…

  

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