Expand your understanding of food systems as a Civil Eats member. Enjoy unlimited access to our groundbreaking reporting, engage with experts, and connect with a community of changemakers. In response ...

For many rural homeowners on a fixed income, a leaking roof or a failing furnace is more than an inconvenience; it can be life altering.   The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks during a press conference to discuss the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s ...

In the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s second administration, the federal funding landscape has been radically changed — especially for the people who grow, harvest, and distribute food ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks with reporters at the White House, Monday, May 5, 2025, in Washington. The USDA's deadline for resubmitting grant proposals, set to run out at the end of ...

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 ...

(Iowa Capital Dispatch) - pass-through to local utilities to benefit community businesses and emergency services. Iowa’s Rural Development Deputy State Director Henry Kummerer announced the grants ...

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — Alex Ball has big plans to scale up his farm, Old City Acres, near Ypsilanti. Hire more workers. Improve energy efficiency. Secure certification as an organic farm. But those ...

Representatives of Food City gave out checks to support the Niswonger Children's Hospital and Frontier Health. General Assembly session nears end; gun control, inland port main topics for lawmakers ...