WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture rolled out a rapid series of initiatives this past week aimed at ...

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 ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The ongoing government shutdown is set to create growing delays for homebuyers relying on federal loan programs, with Rural Development loans being hit particularly hard.

COLBY – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Kansas State Director Gimmie Jo Jansonius participated in a ...

Rural Iowa communities have received more than $8 million in grants and loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development for the improvement of water and safety systems. The grants and ...

(Iowa Capital Dispatch) - pass-through to local utilities to benefit community businesses and emergency services. Iowa’s Rural Development Deputy State Director Henry Kummerer announced the grants ...

In this April 5, 2010 photo, Lisa Kartek stands near an open field and looks toward the home she purchased in Annandale, Minnesota, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development ...