As part of President Trump’s March 13 executive order Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction, the U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the Rural Housing ...

A regional food system partnership that is part of the USDA's LAMP received a mere $4.7 million in grants to seven projects, spread across 10 states. The post USDA pays lip service to local food ...

Hundreds of thousands of rural families could lose their affordable homes as mortgages the program supported expire by 2050.

Field evaluations demonstrate crop performance, soil health, and water quality results enabled by an advanced resource ...

The high cost of renting and buying homes in U.S. cities is no secret. But this affordability problem isn’t limited to urban regions – it affects rural areas as well. Rural areas, home to about 25% of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For over two decades, Bruce Everly has been helping Indiana farmers apply for funding from the federal Rural Energy for America ...

Housing advocates say USDA handbook revisions to the Section 502 Direct Loan program lower the maximum loan amount to 60% of local FHA limits and remove exceptions. They warn the changes could reduce ...

The new facility allows for better athletic training opportunities and will be a resource for physical education programs.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Monday that the department would be cutting off subsidies for solar power projects on U.S. farmland, asserting that they are making it harder for producers to ...

For over two decades, Bruce Everly has been helping Indiana farmers apply for funding from the federal Rural Energy for America Program, which provides grants for solar, wind, energy-efficiency ...

The USDA Rural Development office in Stevens Point may relocate after Sept. 30, 2025. The lease termination is part of a cost-saving review by the Department of Government Efficiency. No jobs will be ...

An APHIS Veterinarian inspecting a goat on a farm in Maryland. (USDA photo) Groups pushing for more help from the federal government to address the country’s shortage of rural veterinarians are ...