Agriculture
USDA Rural Development Celebrates National Homeownership Month
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Acting Under Secretary Todd Lindsey kicked off National Homeownership Month by highlighting the Trump Administration’s…
Lawrence County Purdue Extension to host ‘CODE RED’ small business & agriculture contingency planning watch party
BEDFORD — Local business owners and agricultural producers looking to safeguard their operations against unexpected emergencies have a new resource coming to Lawrence County next…
USDA announces enrollment period and payment rates for specialty crop farmers
INDIANA – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced payment rates and the enrollment period for the Assistance for Specialty Crops Farmers (ASCF)…
USDA opens state-of-the-art livestock insects research laboratory to combat livestock pests
KERRVILLE, TX – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) opened the Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, a state-of-the-art laboratory…
Organic Insider: Oversight and Enforcement Update
NATIONWIDE – The National Organic Program (NOP) is introducing the Organic Insider: Oversight and Enforcement Update, a new, periodic update that highlights NOP’s work in these areas. This edition presents import…
High input costs and low prices push corn growers into severe profitability crisis
WASHINGTON — American agricultural producers are staring down what many describe as one of the toughest financial periods in recent memory, as skyrocketing production expenses…
USDA is now accepting applications for Rural Businesses and Community Development Projects
INDIANA – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that it is making $27.7 million in grants available through the Rural Business Development Grant Program (RBDG). This…
USDA publishes Food for Peace notice of funding opportunity
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service is announcing a second tranche of funding for the Food for Peace, Title II…
USDA revokes approved lender status of ten lenders: Irresponsible lending has no place in government programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has announced the removal of ten lenders from participation in the USDA Rural Development (RD) OneRD Guaranteed…
USDA Rural Development programs follow modernized USDA NEPA regulations
INDIANA – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development today announced USDA has adopted a Final Rule to modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the agency…
