Brad Thykeson, who served as state executive director for the Farm Service Agency in North Dakota during President Donald ...

Stan Summers is a humble but forthright man, raised in farming and is an advocate for those who do not always speak for ...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced President Donald Trump's selection for Rural Development ...

President Donald Trump, a Republican, has appointed two Mississippians to posts at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. On ...

President Trump’s proposed fiscal 2026 federal budget outline, released on May 2, proposes deep cuts and many outright ...

President Donald Trump appointed a fifth-generation South Carolina farmer to lead the state’s Farm Service Agency.

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

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Welch says those reductions include buyouts and early retirement offers for USDA Rural Development offices in Vermont and New Hampshire. “President Trump’s actions to undermine USDA-RD is a ...

VermontBiz U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s efforts to ...

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 ...