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.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development has awarded more than $3.6 million in “pass-through” loans and grants to ...

A $30 million broadband investment positions Schoharie County as model for 21st-century rural economic development. In just a ...

The Rural Renewal Initiative is a program administered by Oklahoma State University to catalyze the renewal of rural ...

The Nebraska State Capitol building as seen on the opening day of the Nebraska legislative session, in Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. AP Photo/Nati Harnik As the 109th Nebraska Legislature is ...

My first academic job was as an extension rural development economist in my home state. At the time there were strong connections between Cooperative Extension in each of the states and an Extension ...

Rural towns and counties in Maryland are aggressively pursuing economic development, hoping to draw in larger employers while strengthening the home-grown shops and businesses that have been mainstays ...

Rural development is the single most powerful lever for inclusive growth in countries where a large share of the population ...

The mechanization of farming changed the community-based farming model after WWII. Photo by Charles Knowles,used under the CC BY 2.0 license. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is adapted from a paper ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis touted his administration’s rural investments and warned about the risks posed by artificial intelligence during a speech at the Florida Rural Economic Development Summit.

Palghar: The Maharashtra government has initiated a major push toward strengthening economic prospects for women in rural and ...