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, ...

President Trump’s proposed fiscal 2026 federal budget outline, released on May 2, proposes deep cuts and many outright eliminations for housing and other programs serving rural America. If adopted by ...

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 ...

On Saturday, House Speaker Mike Johnson released a resolution to fund the federal government through September 30, the end of the federal fiscal year. The proposal is not a “clean” continuing ...

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 ...