The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for a nationwide version of the poverty-reduction initiative Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP). The planned Philippine Rural Development Program ...

Both Democratic and Republican senators are pushing for simplified USDA Rural Development program applications, saying the current process is so arduous it favors those who can afford to hire grant ...

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 ...

RED WING — Need help buying that first home? Updating a business? The USDA has some solutions. The United States Department of Agriculture has opened its Rural Development program for residents of ...

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 ...

The Sustainable Agricultural Rural Development Program, “Reef Saudi,” has announced the launch of the “Our Winter is Rural” initiative during the “Rural Village Agricultural Fair – Ghee and Honey” ...

Brian Watson, senior manager of vendor alliances for Pax8—and a rural-based employee—says the program is ‘breathing new life’ into rural communities, which he believes will have a multigenerational ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. — East Carolina University is now part of North Carolina Commerce’s Rural Community Capacity (RC2) program. The program provides professional development training for leaders of local ...

Found out this year that Kathleen Williams is now the state director for the USDA Rural Development Program. Congratulations on that, Kathleen, I know you did a great job, and rural development is big ...