USDA loans are limited to homes in locations that meet the Rural Development Agency's requirements for a rural area. While many people think that only remote areas qualify, more than 95% of U.S ...

USDA would deeply reduce nearly all of the department’s major initiatives, from the Risk Management Agency to Rural Development to the Forest Service to the Office of Civil Rights. The budget ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act boosts U.S. farm programs by $56.6B, strengthening the safety net, tax relief, conservation, ...

Because we had no service, we could not use Google Maps ... The USDA provides funding, primarily through low-cost loans and grants, for digital infrastructure for farm and rural areas through ...

Many states had significantly higher minority participation in the USDA loan programs than their agricultural census counts, federal data shows.

according to U.S. Department of Agriculture Administrator of Rural Housing Services Joaquin Altoro, whose recent visit to Guam provided an overview of available USDA housing grants and loans ...

USDA announced it has paid nearly $800 million in assistance to distressed borrowers with qualifying USDA farm loans. This is part of the $3.1 billion in assistance provided through the Inflation ...

[Photo by Cui Jie/For chinadaily.com.cn] The policy blueprint recently unveiled by the central authorities for agricultural and rural development is expected to give a shot in the arm to China's ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden today announced that USDA is accepting applications to promote economic development and create jobs for people in ...

Koan serves as State Director for Rural Development in Alaska. Eric graduated from Michigan State University with an Agribusiness Management degree in 2002. Shortly thereafter, he was hired by USDA ...