Federal officials are using National Homeownership Month to spotlight programs aimed at helping more rural residents buy, build and repair homes across New York. USDA Rural Development New York State ...

Farmers for Soil Health resumes enrollment with higher payments and shorter contracts, while Minnesota's low-interest loan ...

After just days of suspending the 1890 Scholars Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has reopened it for prospective agriculture students interested in attending Florida A&M University and the ...

Iowa farmers and institutions lost an estimated $11.3 million in federal funding to support the purchase of locally raised foods, following the recent termination of two U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

Farmers who were left in limbo after the U.S. Department of Agriculture froze renewable energy grants are finally starting to get paid. At the same time, however, farmers have been hit with the ...

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announced last week that it will cut the Regional Food Business Center (RFBC) program, which provides grants to small and medium-sized local farm and food ...

This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. LOWER BRULE, S.D. – In his dual roles as a cattle rancher and ...

Frederick County’s Agriculture Innovation Grant Program has been recognized with the Rural Economic Development Award by the Rural Maryland Council, county officials announced. This recognition ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture ruled last week that it already “sufficiently addressed” past discrimination and that continuing to practice “race- and sex-based remedies” are no longer necessary ...

The USDA has reopened the 1890 Scholars Program after suspending it for several days. The program was suspended as part of President Trump's efforts to cut federal funding for diversity, equity, and ...