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, ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks with reporters outside the White House, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Reductions in staff and office closures loom ...

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, ...

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.

BISMARCK, N.D. — Tom Campbell said something he’s enjoyed about becoming North Dakota’s director of Rural Development as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been connecting with people in ...

“We help build rural communities from the ground up,” USDA Rural Development State Director Maxine Moul said about her general message to Nebraskans about what her agency can do for them. The programs ...

President Donald Trump is proposing to slash non-defense spending by nearly 23% in a fiscal 2026 budget that recommends a $5 billion cut to USDA programs, including agricultural research, ...

A hallmark of Colorado’s 8th Congressional District is agricultural lands increasingly surrounded and sometimes overtaken by growing, urbanizing communities. Mayors, county commissioners and city ...

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 ...