Agriculture Department leaders are looking to ensure that billions in government funding are easier to access by the rural communities many federal programs are meant to serve. Speaking on this week’s ...

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.

USDA’s Rural Development mission area needs enough staff at the local level to help producers take advantage of the array of available RD programs, witnesses told a House Agriculture Committee panel ...

Despite unprecedented progress in poverty reduction over the last few decades, the scale of the challenges we face today is still daunting. Nearly one billion people lack electricity, over three ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks with reporters outside the White House, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Reductions in staff and office closures loom ...

CHESAPEAKE — Concerned by the growth of subdivisions in rural parts of the city with limited infrastructure, Chesapeake leaders have taken a series of actions to close a “loophole” that for decades ...

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