USDA’s Rural Development mission area needs enough staff at the local level to help producers take advantage of the array of available RD programs, witnesses told a House Agriculture Committee panel ...

Promoting sustainable agriculture and rural development (SARD) is the subject of chapter 14 of Agenda 21. The major objective of SARD is to increase food production in a sustainable way and enhance ...

Extreme poverty is mainly a rural phenomenon. Four of every five people below the $1.90-a-day international income poverty line lived in rural areas in 2013 (Castañeda and others, 2018). Over the last ...

How do we build thriving rural communities in the 21st century? The labor-intensive, extractive industries paradigm that has long powered rural economies—think agriculture, manufacturing, mining, ...

An effective education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) both develops STEM literacy skills and can prepare students for high-quality, well-paying careers. There have been ...

As Missouri State Director for United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA Rural Development), I live and breathe all things within my agency all day, every day. For most people ...

Rural areas, often marginalised in terms of technological advancements, stand to benefit significantly from the application of AI in various domains AI-powered educational platforms can personalise ...

Runners and spectators crowd the streets of Millinocket, Maine, for the annual marathon. The town is trying different approaches -- including recreational development -- to create a stronger economy.

Roger Glendenning, distinguished alumnus from the University of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, served rural America for 36 years at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

A data center under construction in Sterling, VA. Franklin County Residents worry a new development is set to come in next to Shaw Nature Reserve. The fight over new data centers in Missouri may have ...