U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a commitment to new actions (PDF, 1.2 MB) to increase the number of ...

USDA’s Rural Development mission area needs enough staff at the local level to help producers take advantage of the array of ...

Two sessions are planned for next week for the veterinary workforce. Register now to have input and help guide the Rural ...

Significant cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture by the Trump administration have reduced staff working locally for the Rural Development program, including in New Mexico and a former USDA ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development (RD) has announced a $1 million loan to the Wabash Telephone ...

On Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the Rural Veterinary Shortage Action Plan that will expand the support available for rural veterinarians. “Rural veterinarians are vital for ...

A group representing Farm Service Agency county committees said local offices are already critically understaffed.

Although the efforts of staff working for the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency (or DOGE) have not drawn banner headlines at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the way that ...

The U.S. Senate has confirmed three undersecretaries at the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday: Richard Fordyce as ...

Recent spending cuts to rural safety net programs have some bracing for financial hardship, in light of what they went through during the Great Recession.

HURON - Bruce Jones, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development South Dakota Acting State Director recently appointed Tim Potts from Sturgis to the position of USDA Rural Development ...

Carroll Township completed its fiber broadband project, bringing high-speed internet to hundreds of rural homes.