Rural economy impacts farmer mental health
A strong majority of farmers and farmworkers say financial issues, farm or business problems and fear of losing the farm [...]
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05, 2019
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06, 2018
State conference to encourage rural economic development
By Haley Herzog TFB Communications Intern The University of Texas at San Antonio Institute for Economic Development will host its [...]
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04, 2018
USDA, SBA join forces to help businesses in rural America
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Administrator Linda McMahon, the head of the Small Business Administration (SBA), signed a [...]
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02, 2018
Perdue testifies before House Ag Committee on rural economy
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue testified on the state of the rural economy before [...]
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01, 2018
Trump promotes rural development initiative to Farm Bureau members
President Donald Trump yesterday unveiled a major initiative designed to strengthen a rural economy that has lagged behind urban areas [...]
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06, 2017
Equipment sales show optimism
Agricultural equipment sales have increased for six straight months, according to Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index. A recent report from [...]
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02, 2017
Texas Rural Challenge spotlights economic development
By Landee Kieschnick TFB Communications Intern An opportunity to spur rural economic development and encourage rural entrepreneurship in youth and [...]