USDA Rural Development has served as a conduit for getting federal funds into “some of our smallest communities and rural small businesses,” said Erin Oban, state director for USDA Rural Development.

House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., released the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, the preliminary text for a new farm bill — the first full ...

Basil Gooden, a former state agriculture secretary and USDA's Rural Development director in Virginia since 2021, has been confirmed by the Senate to be the department's next undersecretary for rural ...

HELENA, Mont. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development in Montana State Director Kathleen Williams announced an over $8.2 million grant to create economic and education opportunities in ...

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Among the innovations presented at the event were a ‘village-to-value’ community enterprise model aimed at enhancing farmer incomes, a mycelium-based biodegradable packaging solution offering ...

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has awarded a total of $62,000 to 39 students from across the ...

KZN places rural development at centre of economic renewal drive Agriculture and rural development took centre stage in KwaZulu-Natal’s economic agenda as Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli outlined wide-ranging ...

Kerala State Human Rights Commission Chairperson Alexander Thomas has called for greater emphasis on agriculture under the employment guarantee scheme.

WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$320 million loan to promote green agriculture and rural development in China’s Southwest Region. This ...