Rural Agricultural Defenders was formed to strengthen, preserve and protect agriculture, agricultural-based businesses and rural living in Jefferson County West Virginia and surrounding areas.

On December 24, 2020, Rural Agricultural Defenders (RAD) submitted a Title VI Civil Rights Complaint against The City of Ranson (CoR) on behalf of the interred population of the African/African American Boyd Carter Memorial and Methodist Cemeteries and their Descendant Community to several Federal agencies (HUD, EPA, DOT, FWHA, and FTA).