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HARRISBURG, PA — Five Pennsylvania agricultural businesses will receive a combined $712,134 in federal grants to expand food processing, distribution and marketing, supporting efforts to increase farm revenue by converting …
USDA Awards $712,134 to Expand Pennsylvania Farm Businesses Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture directed $443 million in loans and grants to rural Pennsylvania during fiscal year 2026, with nearly two-thirds of the funding allocated to …
USDA Directs $443 Million to Rural Pennsylvania, Led by Housing Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Jim Thorpe Borough dedicated a new 22,500-square-foot public works garage Wednesday, completing a $4 million USDA-backed infrastructure project designed to improve equipment storage, maintenance capacity and worker …
Jim Thorpe Dedicates $4 Million Public Works Garage Read More
WEST GROVE, PA — Five families have become homeowners in Chester County through a $1.2 million U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development financing package, highlighting how federal housing programs and …
USDA Housing Program Helps Five Families Buy New Chester County Homes Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun replacing more than 130 loan and grant systems with a unified digital platform, a modernization effort that could affect financing …
USDA Begins Overhaul of Loan Systems Serving Farmers, Rural Communities Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Four Pennsylvania farms and agricultural businesses will receive more than $670,000 in federal funding to expand food production, manufacturing, and specialty agricultural products under a U.S. Department …
USDA Awards $670K to PA Farms in Rural Growth Push Read More HARRISBURG, PA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it invested $480 million in rural Pennsylvania during fiscal year 2025, channeling federal dollars into housing, infrastructure, energy, and agribusiness projects …
USDA Pours $480M Into Rural Pennsylvania, Fueling Housing, Energy, Jobs Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture rolled out a rapid series of initiatives this past week aimed at lifting transparency on federal lending, protecting U.S. farmland and livestock, …
USDA Rolls Out Transparency, Biosecurity, and Storm Aid in Sweeping Push Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced a far-reaching rewrite of federal crop insurance rules, rolling back decades of red tape while expanding access to risk protection …
USDA Unveils Sweeping Crop Insurance Overhaul as Nearly $1 Billion Flows Into Rural Georgia Read More