Backed by the Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), USDA aimed to help rebuild local meat processing capacity. Along with stated goals to increase economic opportunities for small ...

The deal to reopen the government includes new federal funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Iowa farm leaders say ...

USDA loans are mortgages backed or funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Also called USDA rural development loans or rural housing loans, USDA home loans feature low or no down payments and ...

Glen Smith told senators that threats against rural critical infrastructure scare “the bejeebus out of” him and he won’t ...

The Agriculture Department will no longer recognize groups such as African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and women as “socially disadvantaged” and deserving of increased benefits. In a final ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development is offering 4.25 percent interest rates in its Section 502 Direct Home Loan Program. Under the program, families and individuals may receive a loan ...

Over 2,100 FSA county offices resumed core operations after a three-week suspension of most USDA operations due to the ...

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Monday, claiming the agency is continuing discriminatory practices established under ...

A high-profile constitutional law litigator has sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture over several Biden-era diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives allegedly still embedded in farmer financial ...

With the credit markets still in a bind, previously overlooked government-loan programs are getting increasing attention in the local real estate and mortgage markets. The Federal Housing ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The ongoing government shutdown is set to create growing delays for homebuyers relying on federal loan programs, with Rural Development loans being hit particularly hard.