Arkansas State University Chancellor Todd Shields has been named the 2026 Rural Advocate of the Year by the Arkansas Rural ...

USDA’s Rural Development mission area needs enough staff at the local level to help producers take advantage of the array of available RD programs, witnesses told a House Agriculture Committee panel ...

USDA Rural Development has served as a conduit for getting federal funds into “some of our smallest communities and rural small businesses,” said Erin Oban, state director for USDA Rural Development.

In California’s Tulare County, the adjacent towns of Cutler and Orosi have long benefited from USDA rural development programs that have helped provide access to water and sewer systems and housing ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cracking down on delinquent lenders participating in the Rural Development Guaranteed ...

Digital platforms and AI tools are bridging the distance for China’s migrant rural residents, fostering participation and ...

As South Africa marks 30 years of democracy, millions in rural communities still face poverty, weak infrastructure, land insecurity, and limited economic opportunity. Writing after the National Rural ...

ural development globally faces interconnected challenges, including poverty, food insecurity and lack of economic opportunities, inadequate infrastructure and the impacts of climate change. These ...