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, ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development West Virginia State Director John Reisenweber has announced that ...

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.

USDA’s Rural Development mission area needs enough staff at the local level to help producers take advantage of the array of available RD programs, witnesses told a House Agriculture Committee panel ...

According to a 2025 article published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the share of residents at prime working ages (25 to 54), remains especially low for rural counties. Meanwhile, the ...

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 ...

A 4th Wave of Economic Development offers rural America an opportunity to elevate its image through investments in ...

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 ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $351,000 investment in rural business development in the Mountain State. The ...

At the core of the programme is a dedicated line of credit aimed at smallholder farmers and medium-scale producers.