Agricultural operations in Illinois have been significantly impacted by recent severe weather, tornadoes and flooding.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will distribute $340.6 million in disaster assistance to help farmers and rural ...

After nearly three months of frozen payments, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has canceled a five-year, $35 million climate-smart agriculture grant to a Freeport demonstration farm. Wolfe's Neck ...

The USDA halted funding for the 2025 fiscal year for the Patrick Leahy Farm to School program, citing scoring criteria conflicts with a Trump-era executive order. This decision prevents millions ...

Both the Bush and Obama administrations closed hundreds of USDA offices, as well as Farm Service Agency loan offices, it notes. And the Biden administration’s “Campaign to Cut Waste,” “included the ...

USDA loans are guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, so they don't require a down payment or private mortgage insurance. That makes them a great option for first-time homebuyers ...

For the sake of human health and ecological sustainability, Rollins and the U.S. Congress must develop comprehensive policy reforms that support farmers in transitioning away from conventional ...

USDA loans allow eligible homebuyers to get zero-down-payment mortgages in rural and suburban areas. Because they're backed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, these loans have lower rates ...

Thousands of schools, farmers and food pantries in the Midwest and Great Plains planned on federal dollars over the next year ...

On March 25, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it will release grant money through REAP and two other clean energy ...