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 ...

The Agriculture Department's Rural Business-Cooperative Service has put a 90-day pause on accepting loan note guarantees for projects involving biodigesters and controlled environment agriculture, ...

COLBY – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Kansas State Director Gimmie Jo Jansonius participated in a ...

New Resource Makes It Easier for People to Access Data on Rural Development funded Projects in Rural Communities January 19, 2026 (Washington, D.C.) -- ...

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 ...

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It's been a turbulent couple of months at the government agency committed to helping rural economies. It's called USDA Rural Development, and the turmoil it faces may erode a major source of federal ...

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 ...

KENNETT, Mo. (KFVS) - USDA Rural Development Missouri has allocated funds in response to the ongoing wastewater emergency in Dunklin County. According to a release, USDA Rural Development Missouri ...

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.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) doesn't just inspect meat, it also offers rural development mortgages. Surprisingly, USDA home loans remain one of the lesser known options for home ...

When Chad Raines took over his family’s Texas cotton farm in 2008, he thought the going would be easy. That’s because their first year was relatively profitable — but the success was short-lived. “The ...