Amanda Burke will be based in the agency’s state office in Bangor. With more than 20 years of experience in real estate finance and mortgage lending, Burke leads a team of 13 Rural Development housing ...

Infrastructure projects in western Iowa are among those receiving a financial boost from USDA Rural Development.

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 ...

Explore the history, functions, and challenges of the Farmers Home Administration, a former USDA agency created to help farmers and rural communities secure financing.

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 ...

As Missouri State Director for United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA Rural Development), I live and breathe all things within my agency all day, every day. For most people ...

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, ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture plays many roles in supporting Kansas farmers and families. One way is their Rural Development programs. Gimmie Jo Jansonius was appointed State ...

Iowa communities and agriculture producers were awarded millions of dollars in grant funding. (Visualizaton via Canva, photos by Robert Zullo/ States Newsroom and Getty Images) Through several ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The United States Department of Agriculture has chosen Kansas as one of 25 states and U.S. territories to participate in a new pilot program. Many contractors require a 50% ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development and the University of Wisconsin (UW) Cooperative Extension announced today that 7 Rivers Alliance, located in La Crosse, has been selected to ...