Glencoe officials see acceptance into the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Program as a “game changer” for the city. It achieved that status effective Oct. 1, at the start of Fiscal ...

FREEPORT, Ill. — A last-minute exception from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) allows Freeport to continue receiving critical housing resources. Announced by Congressman Eric Sorenson (IL-17) on ...

The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) has formally petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture to scrap what it calls "discriminatory" regulations that block rural churches and religious non-profits ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week announced who will take over as Louisiana’s state director for rural development ...

NEW GLARUS, Wis. -- USDA Rural Development is loaning the Village of New Glarus $2.3 million to increase water quality and capacity. The loan is invested through the USDA's Rural Development's Water ...

CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the housing finance industry navigates governmental changes and shifting market dynamics, Churchill Stateside Group, LLC (“CSG”), a real estate and renewable ...

The nearly $55.5 million replacement project, which was launched with a groundbreaking ceremony in September, is expected to be completed in 2024. Construction is underway on the new ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says some areas will no longer have access to rural development loans for homebuyers. These are loans that don’t require a down payment or ...

August 20, 2025 – Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will move to block taxpayer dollars from being used to build solar panels on viable farmland. In ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — Tom Campbell said something he’s enjoyed about becoming North Dakota’s director of Rural Development as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been connecting with people in ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The USDA Office of Rural Development is notifying each state that it is reviewing all areas under its jurisdiction to identify those that no longer qualify as rural for housing ...