There are numerous challenges to providing high quality STEM education and workforce development in rural areas. Recognizing these challenges, the National Academies was directed to undertake a ...
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 ...
According to a 2025 article published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the share of residents at prime working ages (25 to 54), remains especially low for rural counties. Meanwhile, the ...