According to a plan released last week by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, in its first reorganization in over two decades, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) stands to lose one of its core ...

Jenna Batchelder and her husband Brad have been raising livestock for years. A grant from USDA Rural Development helped them branch out into a successful retail meat business. The USDA's Rural ...

President Joe Biden has selected Xochitl Torres Small, a former member of the House Ag Committee, as undersecretary of rural development at the Agriculture Department. If confirmed, Torres Small would ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2017 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has announced the appointment of state directors for the Farm Service Agency and for USDA's Rural Development programs. “These state ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Arkansas, Jill Floyd, announced that increased grant limits will be available to homeowners in 13 ...

Rhiannon Hampson has been named Maine director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Program, replacing Timothy Hobbs, who served as state director under the Trump administration.

USDA Rural Development recognized the Southeast Tennessee Development District with an award as a Premier Partner for 2011. "Rural Development partners with a lot of organizations, but we wanted to ...

Amanda Burke will be based in the agency’s state office in Bangor. With more than 20 years of experience in real estate finance and mortgage lending, Burke leads a team of 13 Rural Development housing ...

PASCO, Wash. – Franklin County Commissioners will meet with USDA Rural Development State Director Kirk Pearson to explore potential funding opportunities, according to a release by the commission.

TOPEKA, Kan. - U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Acting State Director Darla Buckman announced the Agency has recognized Linda Hoeffner, Fort Riley deputy garrison commander and Carol ...