WASHINGTON, June 7, 2012- More than 185 leaders and rural organizations from across the nation sent a letter to every U.S. Senator Wednesday expressing support for Federal investment in rural ...

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 ...

An urgent reconsideration of rural development is needed for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The current strategies and patterns of rural development are failing to meet either ...

The South Carolina Department of Commerce released its 2025 industry recruitment results Wednesday noting the highest ...

Rural development programs aim to spur business development and improve rural quality of life. These programs directly affect the economic health of rural areas in real ways, such as by providing ...

August 15, 2017 – WonderArts Vermont is the recent recipient of a USDA Rural Development – Rural Business Development Grant in the amount of $58,947. This funding supports the purchasing of equipment ...

The concept of smart villages encapsulates a holistic approach to rural development by harnessing digitalisation, innovative technologies and community engagement to overcome longstanding challenges ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development and the University of Wisconsin (UW) Cooperative Extension announced today that 7 Rivers Alliance, located in La Crosse, has been selected to ...

MOLINE, Ill., May 12-- Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, expressed ...

An urgent reconsideration of rural development is needed for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The current strategies and patterns of rural development are failing to meet either ...