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 ...

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 ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Many southwest Virginia communities are set in rural locations. Leaders of local rural organizations and the United States Department of Agriculture met at the Inn at Virginia Tech ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (WCAX) - Vermont Senator Peter Welch says the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the workforce of the U.S. Department of Agriculture will have a direct impact on our region. Welch ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...