rural america

On Wednesday, the USDA announced a $1 billion investment to improve critical community facilities in 48 states, Puerto Rico and Guam. USDA said the infrastructure funding will increase access to health care, education and public safety while spurring community development and building sound infrastructure for people living in rural communities ...

A new poll suggests farmers and people in rural America are more comfortable discussing stress and mental health challenges. The stigma around seeking help or treatment for mental health issues is decreasing, but according to the new Farm Bureau research poll, it’s still a factor. ...

Katie Price, Oregon’s 2021- 2022 FFA Sentinel, says whether you're from a large farm, or a large city, FFA is a great place for young people for a variety of reasons.

The holiday season is upon us and what’s better than a happy holiday season for you, your family, and friends?  One of the biggest ways to make it a happy holiday season is to make it a healthy season. Dr. Daniel Livorsi is an infectious disease specialist at the University of Iowa. He said r ...

President of the National Grange, Betsy Huber, says the organization is looking to recapture its role as the voice of rural America. During the 155th Annual Session last month in Wichita, KS, Huber pointed out that a couple of generations ago the Grange was the premier advocacy group in D ...

A new report finds only 11% of rural children across America are enrolled in an afterschool program. For every rural child in an afterschool program, four more are waiting to get in. The report, Spiking Demand, Growing Barriers, is based on a household survey conducted by Edge Research for the Afterschool Alliance ...

Rural vaccination rates against COVID-19 are behind those among urban residents. Dr. C.K. Babcock is a Clinical Associate Professor at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. He says data from September shows that rural residents are still getting hit hard by COVID-19 ...

The USDA is investing $633 million to reduce the impacts of climate change on rural communities. “Rural America is on the front lines of climate change, and our communities deserve investments that will strengthen all of our resilience,” said Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack. “This inve ...

A new nonprofit organization focuses on mental health in rural America. Just launched, Rural Minds provides rural Americans with expanded access to existing mental health service organizations and addresses the importance of overcoming the stigma around mental health challenges ...

In September, rural counties across the country reported a higher number of COVID-19 cases compared to their urban and suburban counterparts. As farmers and ranchers are busy this fall, they don’t exactly have time to be sick, there’s crops to harvest, livestock to care for and community events—all equally important to rural communities. Dr. Neil ...