A proposed definition of the term rural submitted by the Department of Agriculture to Congress last month could have broad implications for small towns across America - and not everyone is happy about ...

[imgbelt img=moulton2.jpg] The Senate version of the Farm Bill makes it easier to be classified as “rural.” Now any place under 50,000 people will qualify for the bill’s rural programs — and that ...

[imgbelt img=yolo.jpg]Proposed changes in how the USDA defines eligibility for its development programs will improve the department’s service to rural communities, says the deputy undersecretary in ...