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 ...

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 ...

Glencoe officials see acceptance into the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Program as a “game changer” for the city. It achieved that status effective Oct. 1, at the start of Fiscal ...

Jun. 9—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 ...

As Missouri State Director for United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA Rural Development), I live and breathe all things within my agency all day, every day. For most people ...

This opinion column was submitted by Lucas Ingvoldstad, Nevada state director of USDA Rural Development. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the single largest investment in rural ...

In Barren County, the community came together to honor local farmers, with help from two special guests: Ag Commissioner Jonathan Shell and the USDA Director of Rural Development for Kentucky. “We’re ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture plays many roles in supporting Kansas farmers and families. One way is their Rural Development programs. Gimmie Jo Jansonius was appointed State ...

The Deep East Texas Council of Governments is asking East Texans to help them improve broadband internet access in the region ...

The United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development program assisted rural Missouri with a record $445 million during fiscal year 2001. This number is up 170 percent from last year, ...

The USDA Rural Development office in Stevens Point may relocate after Sept. 30, 2025. The lease termination is part of a cost-saving review by the Department of Government Efficiency. No jobs will be ...

Reductions in staff and office closures loom at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as the agency has opened a ‘path’ to release $10.8 billion, which includes $2.5 billion in loan subsidies, ...