The rural development loan interest rate has been dropped by 1%, bringing the interest rate down to 3.5% fixed and 2.5% for ...

Next City reports on the struggles of Black-led farms in Kentucky, facing decreased ownership and support while seeking ...

The appropriations bill passed Wednesday contains several provisions that could impact the agency’s plans to move staff and ...

Sen. John Hoeven spent Thursday talking energy strategy with industry leaders, pitching a plan he says could keep coal plants ...

A fiscal 2026 agreement for funding USDA and FDA rejects White House proposals to gut conservation technical assistance and ...

I sit at the lunch table knowing my food is getting cold, too busy writing to eat. My two table mates are eager to tell me their stories. They are both ...

Federal nutrition programs spend billions on U.S.-grown food, but weak oversight and loose “domestic” rules limit benefits ...

Ore Dock Brewing Company, 114 W. Spring St. in Marquette, is among them with a $100,000 grant. The brewery is the program’s ...

Housing and rental assistance programs are returning after the federal government shutdown, but funding for permanent housing ...

Backed by the Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), USDA aimed to help rebuild local meat processing capacity. Along with stated goals to increase economic opportunities for small ...

After weeks of stalled negotiations, the U.S. Senate has voted to advance a bill to reopen the federal government — marking ...

According to the Congressional Budget Office, 1.6 million housing starts are needed annually for the next 10 years to meet ...