USDA loans cater to prospective homeowners looking for a country lifestyle. It is the only government-backed loan that seeks to develop safe rural communities for families of modest means.

With commodity prices down and farm returns expected to significantly decline, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has released three major changes to its farm loan programs in an effort to ...

Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2025 crop year have until April 15, to revise elections and sign ...

late loan servicing, and higher interest rates. USDA reforms: USDA is using application information to improve processes and has increased minority representation in Farm Service Agency offices.

"USDA can confirm it has provided notice to States, Territories and Tribes that the FY 2025 funding previously announced for the pandemic-era Local Food for Schools and Child Care Cooperative ...

States were notified recently that the USDA had cut the funding for the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program for 2025, the organization School Nutrition Association said in a news ...

Additionally, the USDA has discontinued the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, which provided $500 million to food banks, per The Guardian. The USDA announced funding ...