back next Minority Farmers in the United States The 2007 Farm Bill represents a broken promise to America's rural communities - particularly African-American, Hispanic, Asian, and American Indian farmers and ranchers, as well as farmers around the world. United States farm policies have created a faulty system that favors big farms over small farms, rewards overproduction of commodity crops instead of conservation and diversified operations, and disproportionately benefits white farmers over producers of color. I traveled with an Oxfam commissioned research team from Tuskegee University to photograph while they interviewed minority farmers and ranchers throughout the west coast. These photographs represent only a few of the farmers and ranchers that participated in the information gathering project presented to congress in the form of a report. Photographs published by Oxfam America. Click to book photographer and/or find out more about Farming shoots. Check out more photos from farming shoots below: Click to find out what you can do to help give poor farmers a fighting chance.