The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it has awarded over $26.8 million to grant projects through the Local Agriculture ...

Hundreds of thousands of rural families could lose their affordable homes as mortgages the program supported expire by 2050.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for the USDA 1890 National Scholars ...

In the first year of President Donald Trump’s second administration, the federal funding landscape has been radically changed — especially for the people who grow, harvest, and distribute food.

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 Agriculture Department said that it has redressed decades of historic race- and sex-based discrimination and will no longer be considering that legacy in its grants, loans and other programs. The ...

Karen Bottary grows basil indoors near Kansas City. She was approved for about $40,000 in federal grant funding through the Regional Food Business Centers program, but says she still hasn't received ...

Although the efforts of staff working for the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency (or DOGE) have not drawn banner headlines at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the way that ...

The high cost of renting and buying homes in U.S. cities is no secret. But this affordability problem isn’t limited to urban regions – it affects rural areas as well. Rural areas, home to about 25% of ...