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* - October is National Cooperative Month - * "The Future is Cooperative" is the theme for this year's National Cooperative Month observance, and USDA's Rural Development mission area provides support for future business success. (Rod Bain and Rural Business Cooperative Service Administrator Betsy...

USDA Rural Development programs not only helped a Virginia entrepreneur open a digital theater, but is also providing energy and cost savings (Rod Bain and Brett Hayes)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses grants available for organizations to help Puerto Rico Rural Partners Network communities access disaster recovery funding.

USDA's Equity Commission already has a subcommittee devoted to farm programs. It's about to form another subcommittee to focus on another USDA mission area. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Several recently funded Rural Development Community Facilities Projects are supported by a mix of RD funding vehicles. (Rod Bain and Washington State Rural Development Director Helen Price Johnson)

Recent investments demonstrate how USDA Rural Development programs support community projects that provide basic needs for rural citizens. (Rod Bain and Arizona State Rural Development Director Charlene Fernandez)

Iowa State Rural Development Director Theresa Greenfield discusses recent Rural Development investments in infrastructure in her state.

Luis Villareal of Cactus Health Services discusses what he believes are benefits from a recent Rural Development grant that supported construction of a new health care facility.

Low income would-be homebuyers should consider USDA's Rural Development, for financing help. (Stephanie Ho and Tito Santiago, Vermont homeowner)

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.” Those words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. seem particularly prophetic for staff at USDA Rural Development in Arizona. As staff was planning for the federal Martin Luther King Day of Service, we received news that our friend on the USDA...