Both Democratic and Republican senators are pushing for simplified USDA Rural Development program applications, saying the current process is so arduous it favors those who can afford to hire grant ...

The European Commission adopted on 14 March, the rural development programme (IPARD) under the instrument for pre-accession assistance for Turkey, with a budget of €430 million. The programme provides ...

The Agriculture Department is making $175 million available to rural electric cooperatives through a new program designed to support nuclear power development and improve electric transmission ...

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cracking down on delinquent lenders participating in the Rural Development Guaranteed Lender Program. The program financially supports the ...

In this April 5, 2010 photo, Lisa Kartek stands near an open field and looks toward the home she purchased in Annandale, Minnesota, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development ...

RED WING — Need help buying that first home? Updating a business? The USDA has some solutions. The United States Department of Agriculture has opened its Rural Development program for residents of ...