The Town of Lane recently announced that they have received a $123,000 loan and a $279,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The funds will be used to upgrade the electrical system, well, ...

USDA’s Rural Development mission area needs enough staff at the local level to help producers take advantage of the array of available RD programs, witnesses told a House Agriculture Committee panel ...

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack came to Minnesota on Aug. 28 bearing gifts in the form of rural development. "We're announcing over $800 million for a number of different programs ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has given out almost $12 million in grants and loans for rural and tribal communities in North Dakota, a press release said ...

Gooden, who has a doctorate in social work from the University of North Carolina, served as USDA’s rural development director for Virginia before becoming state agriculture secretary, a post he held ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks with reporters outside the White House, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Reductions in staff and office closures loom ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $1.48 million in grants to Kansas business owners to increase the availability of domestic biofuels. The USDA Rural ...

The Department of Agriculture will not be shy about asking Congress for help on cybersecurity and IT, the agency’s undersecretary for rural development nominee told senators Wednesday. Smith co-signed ...

Exeter Borough Mayor Denise Adams, left, and USDA State Director for Rural Development Bob Morgan, right, listen Wednesday morning as U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright announces that the borough will receive ...

PASCO, Wash. – Franklin County Commissioners will meet with USDA Rural Development State Director Kirk Pearson to explore potential funding opportunities, according to a release by the commission.

Reductions in staff and office closures loom at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as the agency has opened a ‘path’ to release $10.8 billion, which includes $2.5 billion in loan subsidies, ...