Lenders and servicers have entire sets of policies and procedures based on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ...

The Agriculture Department will no longer recognize groups such as African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and women ...

The Ames, Iowa-based Midwest Climate Hub, which along with the other 10 regional climate hubs under the USDA, is slated to be ...

A fire department in Union County is getting a long-overdue upgrade after years of operating out of a facility never designed to house full-time firefighters.

The Trump Administration is proposing rolling back national forest protections by rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule.

A new nonprofit wants to bolster options for middle-class workers looking for housing in several Southwest Virginia counties, including Smyth.

Technology overhaul, staffing upgrades at the local level and program tweaks aim to improve service for 23,000 farmers.

American leaders of both parties have recognized that broadband is not a luxury but a necessity for rural communities like ours. From the early 2000s, when President George W. Bush's administration ...

McKenzie Health System recently received a Letter of Conditions from the USDA's Community Facilities Program for a direct ...

Tom Vilsack, former governor of Iowa and head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for 12 years, said Thursday that Iowa ...

Senate Republicans face a critical test of their loyalty to President Donald Trump as they head toward debate on a $9.4 ...