Hickory Hill Dairy in Edgefield, South Carolina, was able to start bottling its milk after receiving a Value-Added Producer Grant from USDA. (Hickory Hill photo) When the Cordi family lost nearly 70% ...

An APHIS Veterinarian inspecting a goat on a farm in Maryland. (USDA photo) Groups pushing for more help from the federal government to address the country’s shortage of rural veterinarians are ...

WASHINGTON (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it would restrict the use of federal subsidies for solar energy projects in favor of protecting farmland, but ...

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, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like many government agencies, the Department of Agriculture has a fraught history with discrimination and disenfranchisement.

Churchill Stateside Group closed a $1.43M USDA loan for a 68-unit affordable senior housing community in Castle Hayne, NC.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture ruled last week that it already “sufficiently addressed” past discrimination and that continuing to practice “race- and sex-based remedies” are no longer necessary ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The ongoing government shutdown is set to create growing delays for homebuyers relying on federal loan programs, with Rural Development loans being hit particularly hard.