Items Tagged with 'rural'

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Rural hospitals nervously watch Medicare expansion plans

09/11/19 6:25 AM By Ed Maixner

Medicare expansion proposals could benefit rural health care, if enacted; more realistically, smaller benefits for rural hospitals, and perhaps cheaper drugs for all, may be on the way.

USDA invests in rural water, energy infrastructure

08/14/19 6:10 AM By Chloé Fowler

USDA will invest $135 million in projects across 24 different states with a focus on rural water and wastewater infrastructure and another $181 million to improve rural electric systems in 10 states.

Why rural areas need more, not less federal funding

07/10/19 6:30 AM By Jonathan H. Harsch

The rural vote that was key to electing President Donald Trump in 2016 has focused a spotlight on rural America and on the need for more effective rural development policies.

4-H, Google announce new computer science collaboration

06/26/19 6:10 AM By Chloé Fowler

The National 4-H Council is partnering with Google in a $6 million grant, to expand the Computer Science (CS) Career Pathway to 4-H youth with limited access.

How can Democratic presidential candidates win the rural vote?

04/24/19 6:37 AM By Sara Wyant

Democrats vying for the presidency would do well to sharpen their focus on rural issues according to the Obama administration's top agriculture official.

Opinion: Connectivity: Key to rural prosperity

01/17/19 12:11 PM By Tom Dorr

Even with the passage of the new farm bill, the potential for reasonable increases in farm income seems not yet to appear on the economic horizon.

Opinion: The importance of the Internet on our Rural Economy

11/14/18 1:57 PM By Roger Bostwick

As Master of the Kansas State Grange, I frequently travel across the state and see that communities with access to quality internet service are seeing remarkable benefits.

Opinion: Rural America’s Moonshot

09/17/18 10:10 AM By Chris Skorupa

Quiet mornings, busy days, fall harvest, and the changing seasons are just some of the reasons we enjoy making our living in rural America.

Opinion: Keep Rural America Driving

08/14/18 9:08 AM By Chris Skorupa

Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator of the Andrew Wheeler recently announced their intent to reassess and correct the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards.

USDA seeks comments on e-Connectivity Pilot Program

08/01/18 6:10 AM By Daniel Enoch

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is inviting comments on the implementation of the e-Connectivity Pilot Program established in the omnibus spending bill approved in March.

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Agri-Pulse Industry Discussion on USMCA

10/31/19

House Ag Committee Hearing Room 1300

1301 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC

United States

Contact: Jason Lutz

Join industry leaders from major commodity groups to discuss the impact of the USMCA on their specific industries and agriculture and rural America in general. This is a free event! Read More

Congressman Rodney Davis, R-Ill

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Congressman Rodney Davis. The fourth term Republican reports tariffs and renewable fuel are the top two concerns among his constituents in the thirteenth district. Davis supports President Trump’s efforts to open markets and level the playing field for U.S. farmers and ranchers, but hopes for a quick conclusion in the trade war. Davis is outspoken in his call to bring the USMCA trade agreement to the House floor and says his proposed legislation on implementing the Renewable Fuels Standard and granting small refinery exemptions will work hand in hand with recent objectives announced by the White House.

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Opinion: How US foreign aid boosts the economy back home

Peter McPherson, President, Association of Public Land-Grant Universities, talks how foreign aid to low-income countries not only gives their economy a boost but gives the United States' economy a boost as well.