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 ...

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, ...

Former USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development Basil Gooden, center, visits a grocery store on Aug. 29, 2024 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, that's supported by federal dollars (Preston Keres/ USDA).

Rural Development’s Iowa State Director Michael Sexton today announced that the agency is investing $3,900,000 in loans and $4,170,342 in grants for seven ...

Erin Oban and Marcy Svenningsen, heads of North Dakota's USDA Rural Development and Farm Service Agency, respectively, talk about what USDA has done for North Dakota agriculture and rural life. USDA ...

As Missouri State Director for United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA Rural Development), I live and breathe all things within my agency all day, every day. For most people ...

More than 15,000 of approximately 100,000 employees at USDA are preparing to leave the agency after accepting buyout offers that will allow them to keep being paid through the end of September, ...

Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development agency is currently conducting a review of all the areas under its jurisdiction to determine which areas no longer ...