USDA declares 30 Alabama counties primary natural disaster areas after weeks of severe drought, opening access to Farm ...

USDA Designates 30 Alabama Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas   MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Commissioner of ...

April 17, 2026 – deadline to submit FBA – Farmers Bridge Assistance application. April 30, 2026 - SDRP - Supplemental ...

April 17, 2026, is the deadline to submit completed FBA applications. Producers can complete FBA applications online ...

[JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa] — A nonprofit that helps new farmers in eastern Iowa is losing more than $2 million in federal funding for a program that just started this month. Iowa Valley RC&D created a two ...

March 25, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has ended a Biden-era program designed to give the next generation of farmers a leg up, terminating $300 million in contracts. Expand your ...

A coalition of states filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a Trump administration effort to impose certain conditions on billions of dollars for key federal nutrition programs from the Department of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Low-income Americans in rural areas can struggle to pay market-rate rents. mphillips007/iStock via Getty Images Plus The high cost ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Brian Y. An, Georgia Institute of Technology (THE CONVERSATION) The high cost of ...