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LABOR ISSUES ...
Rural population losses add to farm & ranch labor shortage
Farming, ranching industries call for immigration reform to help ease the problem
RURAL LIFE ...
Research examines Latina girls growing up in rural CA
Doctoral candidate’s award-winning research documents experiences of Latina girls growing up in rural California
NEW BOOK ...
Man's poetry defines raw emotion of dairy farming
Daniel Smith covers the stories of his farm and life through poetry in "Ancestral"
CONCERT TOUR ...
Luke Bryan Farm Tour to visit rural farm fields this fall
Fall tour celebrates the contributions of America’s farmers through concerts at 6 farms
INTERNET ACCESS ...
USDA invests $21M in high-speed broadband in rural NY
ReConnect funding to connect 4,595 rural households to high-speed internet e-connectivity
LEADERSHIP ...
Former US congresswoman eyed for rural development post
Nominated by President Biden to serve as under secretary for rural development at the USDA
BUDGET STATEMENT ...
Statement by Secretary Vilsack on President's budget
President proposes historic investments to spur new job creation and opportunities in rural America
ART AND FARMING ...
Joe Russell Kreger appointed Oklahoma State Poet Laureate
A farmer and rancher by trade, Kreger was introduced to poetry at a young age by his father
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