The federal government has to have a way to increase the farming output so that they can award enough contracts to supply the subsidies necessary to sustain the influx of millions entering the country. It's the first step necessary to support free healthcare and education (and an enormous voting block). Socialism?
Didn't see that coming?
Lets examine another example of how terrible the United States of America is.
Government Contracting and Minority Owned Business – TendersPage
"(Note: for businesses owned by American Indians, Native Alaskans, Native Hawaiians, and Certified Development Companies, there is another set of requirements for minority-owned status.)"