Glencoe officials see acceptance into the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Program as a “game changer” for the city. It achieved that status effective Oct. 1, at the start of Fiscal ...

Since 1976, there have been 21 shutdowns of the federal government, though most have been quite short; the 2025 shutdown is ...

The United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development program assisted rural Missouri with a record $445 million during fiscal year 2001. This number is up 170 percent from last year, ...

Jenna Batchelder and her husband Brad have been raising livestock for years. A grant from USDA Rural Development helped them branch out into a successful retail meat business. The USDA's Rural ...

United States Department of Agriculture State Director for Rural Development Armando Valdez recently announced that USDA is awarding two grants to Colorado entities through the USDA Rural Energy for ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Today, USDA Rural Development held a workshop in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. State Director Kyle Wilkens addressed the group on Wednesday, April 10, helping attendees better ...

Basil Goodwin, a former Virginia agriculture secretary who has been directing state operations for USDA Rural Development for the past two years, was nominated Monday by President Joe Biden to be the ...

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 ...

COLUMBIA, S.C., - USDA Rural Development South Carolina State Director, Dr. Saundra Glover is announcing over $171 million in investments across South Carolina to upgrade infrastructure in rural ...

NEW GLARUS, Wis. -- USDA Rural Development is loaning the Village of New Glarus $2.3 million to increase water quality and capacity. The loan is invested through the USDA's Rural Development's Water ...