The U.S. Department of Agriculture will distribute $340.6 million in disaster assistance to help farmers and rural ...

It's called USDA Rural Development, and the turmoil it faces may erode a major source of federal aid for small towns and farms. Frank Morris of member station KCUR reports. (SOUNDBITE OF COW ...

program —is managed by the USDA’s Rural Development arm. The department provides grants and low-cost loans to farmers, small businesses, and rural electric cooperatives to expand electrification and ...

Jenna Batchelder and her husband Brad have been raising livestock for years. A grant from USDA Rural Development helped them branch out into a successful retail meat business. The USDA's Rural ...

USDA rural home loans (often called USDA Rural Development loans ... The USDA provides an official online map tool where you can input an address to check if a property lies in an eligible ...