The USDA home loan application process can take a bit longer than usual. Here are the steps it takes, from beginning to end.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced July 7 the opening of the ...

A $2 billion program aimed at helping specialty crop producers is now accepting applications. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency's (FSA) Marketing Assistance for Specialty ...

The full name of this program is USDA Rural Housing Guaranteed Loan Program. We’ll simplify its name here to the USDA Loan. If you prefer, our office calls it the Meat Loan. This is the first of two ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins said $11 billion of the total aid package will consist of one-time FBA program payments to American farmers in 2026. The remaining $1 billion is ...

The Biden-Harris administration officially opened its $2.2 billion relief initiative for Black farmers and others who’ve faced discrimination with federal government lending programs. The U.S.

Fertilizer prices were already soaring due to weather and supply chain shocks exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic before Russia invaded Ukraine in February, leading USDA to announce a $250 million ...

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