The Florida High School Athletic Association initiated a major shakeup in Florida high school football Thursday by moving the Rural Class programs to Class 1A.

To satisfy Republicans opposed to last summer's cuts to health care, the Trump administration launched an ambitious 5-year ...

USDA’s “Rural America at a Glance” report gives insight into employment trends in rural areas of the United States. USDA research economist Tracey Farrigan says from 2023-2024 employment in rural ...

Rural America has lots of opportunities and challenges, particularly when it comes to employment. This piece explores the ...

The United States Department of Agriculture has declared Cape Girardeau, Scott and Bollinger counties among several others as natural disaster areas from drought. According to information from the ...

Rural Iowa communities have received more than $8 million in grants and loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development for the improvement of water and safety systems. The grants and ...

Rural businesses in Acadiana could receive more technological and expert support with a $200,000 grant. The Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise Center, or LITE, in partnership with the ...

After decades of young professionals flocking to large metros in search of well-paying jobs and lifestyle amenities, the American heartland is seeing a resurgence, with rural counties posting massive ...

A congressional directive to spend $3 million on rural grants to “socially disadvantaged” farmers and business owners may not go far. Just as the fight over federal grants canceled in the last fiscal ...

LEADER KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT FIVE. PARTS OF RURAL IOWA ARE GETTING NATIONAL ATTENTION TO ADDRESS WATER ISSUES. GOOD EVENING. I’M QUANECIA FRASER. I’M BILL SCHAMMERT. THE USDA AWARDED MORE THAN $4.7 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (WOWT) - Communities in rural Iowa will soon see USDA funds for use in safeguarding drinking water or improving hospitals and obstetrical services. The USDA said Wednesday that $4.72 ...

Tim Slack has received funding from the NSF, USDA, NIH, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Energy, Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources, and Gulf of Mexico Research ...