For years, the Ketchikan Indian Community has argued that Ketchikan’s nonrural designation prevented tribal citizens from ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has halted funding for various conservation programs, creating economic uncertainty for farmers. The pause, part of a broader review, affects contracts under Biden's ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has frozen some funding for farmers as it goes through a sweeping review, despite ...

The Center for Rural Affairs has fought on behalf of rural communities for nearly 45 years. We are heartened by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s expressions of support ...

Minn., the ranking member on the House Agriculture Committee; and Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Ga., the ranking member on the House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee, sent Acting Agriculture Secretary ...

Rural America faces many challenges that Congress and the federal government could help alleviate under the new Trump ...

Brooke Rollins, the nominee for U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, was advanced by the Senate Ag Committee and now awaits a ...

Somewhere in rural America there are answers and solutions to the challenges and opportunities facing other communities.

MICHIGAN (WNEM) - Children in Michigan will continue to have access to free, healthy, nutritious meals during the summer. The ...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on ag actions in the first weeks of the Trump Administration, issuing the following statement: “President Donald Trump hit […] ...

By eliminating barriers to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, Congress can make it easier ...

After years of increased production costs, smaller margins and higher competition from abroad, rural communities are hoping ...