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 ...

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

An Oneonta center dedicated to educating farmers on how to get their products directly to the consumer will be receiving a large amount of federal funding, according to an announcement by the US ...

Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets Vermont producers now have access to new federal support as USDA opens ...

In the first seven months 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 ...

Gem City Market has offered the Produce Perks program since it opened in 2021. For the past nine years, the nonprofit Produce Perks has supported more than 150 farms, markets and grocers in Ohio. The ...

Farmers and ranchers in the Woodward area can now apply for the USDA Value-Added Producer Grant. These grants help turn raw farm products into new, higher-value products, like jams, cheese, grass-fed ...

Calling the grants a “slush fund,” the Agriculture Department said it may let some projects continue if they align with Trump administration priorities. The Agriculture Department said Monday it’s ...

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Agriculture Department to continue funding five grant awards that had been terminated by the Trump administration, including one that was part of the ...

The USDA says the Valley is losing hundreds of farms a year, and California growers say more could soon be put out of business.

Hickory Hill Dairy in Edgefield, South Carolina, was able to start bottling its milk after receiving a Value-Added Producer Grant from USDA. (Hickory Hill photo) When the Cordi family lost nearly 70% ...