The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week announced who will take over as Louisiana’s state director for rural development ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Ohio State Director Charles Tassell announced recently nearly $1 million in grant funding for 12 projects through the agency’s Housing ...

As a lifelong Iowan and proud representative of one of the most productive agricultural districts in the country, I will ...

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2017 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s plan to eliminate USDA’s office of undersecretary for rural development (RD) – currently reporting directly to the Secretary of ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 6, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that projects in 17 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will receive loan and grant assistance to create jobs ...

The next round of applications for the USDA Value-Added Producer Grants program opens on January 15 th, with a deadline for ...

This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $110 million in grants to improve the infrastructure of hospitals and clinics in rural communities. According to the administration, the ...

SOUTH CAROLINA (WCIV) — The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) has awarded $615,644 to support four projects in South Carolina. Tom Vilsack, the secretary of the United States Department of ...

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 ...

Former State District 37 state representative Troy Romero has been appointed as state director for Rural Development in ...

Since more homeowners in rural regions are either at or near retirement age, there’s a greater chance they will stay in their ...