In this April 5, 2010 photo, Lisa Kartek stands near an open field and looks toward the home she purchased in Annandale, Minnesota, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development ...

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.

Without a budget compromise, major portions of the Farm Bill will expire on September 30, 2023. A small but important part of the bill is Rural Development, which helps communities with broadband, ...

This year, Congress is charged with passing the next iteration of the farm bill. If the broad suite of programs within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are not reauthorized by the ...

Community leaders, residents, and USDA Rural Development representatives gather in Loveland, Ohio, Nov. 2, 2024. RD's Community Facilities program allowed them to break ground on a new, ...