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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today the availability of nearly $40 million to provide housing for farmworkers and their families. USDA says the funds are part of a larger effort to support the rural economy

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that projects in 17 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will receive loan and grant assistance to create jobs and boost economic development in rural areas

Recipients of $11.8 million in economic development funds were announced today by Department of Agriculture to keep people in rural communities.

USDA kicked off the start of National Small Business week by announcing the recipients of $4.7 million in grant funds today.

The Agriculture Department issued a final rule today that aims to better target Community Connect broadband grants to currently underserved rural areas.

USDA agencies told a House panel today that while they will be tightening their belts in the wake of a reduced FY 2014 budget request.

President Obama’s budget is making waves in the foreign aid world, where his Wednesday proposal to move toward local procurement and away from monetization has drawn both praise and criticism

As the former mayor of Kansas City, many people often think I have been a city person all of my life. But my roots are in the small Texas town of Waxahachie.

USDA announces expansion of 'StrikeForce' initiative which hopes to connect more rural programs with direct loans.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that he will appoint voting members from socially disadvantaged (SDA) communities to serve on county committees in county jurisdictions that lack fair SDA representation under the authority granted in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 20