Hundreds of thousands of rural families could lose their affordable homes as mortgages the program supported expire by 2050.

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 ...

A federal judge ruled that the USDA's pilot project forcing Colorado to expedite SNAP recertifications violates the law, ...

For decades, cumbersome CPAP machines have been the primary way to help people with sleep apnea. A range of new options has ...

Proceeds from sales at Dairy Expo booth will benefit the new Farmer Mental Health Resilience Program from Rural Minds ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has officially launched the 2026 enrollment periods for its flagship conservation initiative, the Conservation Reserve Program ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced details of the bridge assistance payment program for specialty crop growers. Chad Smith has the story. Smith: Up to $1 billion was set aside in December ...

Custom-fitted oral appliances reduce airway obstruction by physically repositioning the lower jaw or tongue forward during ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, has joined Sen. Peter Welch, D-VT, to reintroduce the Rural Innovation for a Stronger Economy Reauthorization Act. It’s legislation that would ...

For those coaxing thirsty crops like alfalfa from the parched fields and withered pasturelands in Eloy, Arizona, water is as good as gold — and just as scarce. “We’ve had nothing from the Colorado ...

Plaintiffs said the restrictions "destabilize food access" where the department has approved "food restriction" waivers for program participants.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The United States Department of Agriculture says the Valley is losing hundreds of farms a year, and California growers say more could soon be put out of business. $48 million ...