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 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden today unveiled the Lender Lens on the ...

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 U.S. Department of Agriculture has invested $2.3 million to support a major expansion at Sampson Community College, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

HELENA, Mont. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development in Montana State Director Kathleen Williams announced an over $8.2 million grant to create economic and education opportunities in ...