USDA’s Rural Development mission area needs enough staff at the local level to help producers take advantage of the array of ...

When most Arkansans hear “USDA loan,” it’s not unusual to envision endless rows of rice or industrial poultry farms, but ...

Significant cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture by the Trump administration have reduced staff working locally for the Rural Development program, including in New Mexico and a former USDA ...

Groups pushing for more help from the federal government to address the country’s shortage of rural veterinarians are cheering an Agriculture Department plan that does just that.

Although the efforts of staff working for the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency (or DOGE) have not drawn banner headlines at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the way that ...

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, ...

Recent spending cuts to rural safety net programs have some bracing for financial hardship, in light of what they went ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture will no longer support solar and wind projects on productive farmland, said Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins in a post on X on Monday. The ...

HURON - Bruce Jones, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development South Dakota Acting State Director recently appointed Tim Potts from Sturgis to the position of USDA Rural Development ...

The Deep East Texas Council of Governments is asking East Texans to help them improve broadband internet access in the region ...

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 ...

A plan to disperse Washington-based USDA jobs to five hubs, including Kansas City and Indianapolis, is making waves across ...