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Uncertainty Around USDA’s Rural Development Funding Continues Amidst Staffing Cuts and Office Closures

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, ...
AgWeb

USDA Announces Plan to Address Rural Veterinary Shortage

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 ...
E&E News

Trump admin signals lift on rural energy grants pause

Some USDA offices have resumed taking applications for grants, but the Rural Energy for America Program's future still looks ...
Business Wire

Churchill Stateside Group Highlights Strength of USDA Rural Development 538 Loan Program Amid Industry Changes

CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the housing finance industry navigates governmental changes and shifting market dynamics, Churchill Stateside Group, LLC (“CSG”), a real estate and renewable ...
The Statehouse News Bureau

USDA-funded program hands out first -- and last -- grants to Ohio food businesses

He’s co-founder of Rising Appalachia, one of 12 organizations in Ohio that will benefit from the grant. But after millions in ...
Agri-Pulse

USDA's Rural Development called critical for communities

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 ...
Iowa Public Radio

USDA ends programs that help schools and food banks buy locally-grown food

The cancellation of two programs will affect more than $1 billion in expected funding this year. Food advocates worry the cuts are coming when other federal food programs are at risk. The U.S.
Agri-Pulse

USDA rural vet plan receives plaudits, suggestions

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 ...
AOL

USDA ends programs for solar, wind projects on farms

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture will no longer support solar and wind projects on productive farmland, said Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins in a post on X on Monday. The ...
AgWeb

USDA Ends Consideration of Race, Gender in Many Farm Programs

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an about face on Thursday with regard to how it will consider farmer applications for loans and programs, moving forward. Specifically, the agency ...
Black Enterprise

USDA’s Food Program Cut: What It Means for Schools, Food Banks, And Low-Income Families

A USDA spokesperson released a statement confirming the funds were 'no longer available and those agreements will be terminated following 60-day notification.' Schools and childcare facilities ...