The bill would allows for no more than 3 million acres to be sold, but gives interested parties an opportunity to consider purchasing from large swaths of land ...

Here are some details from the USDA on how to apply and who is eligible. The Emergency Conservation Program ... Helene's impact on small WNC farms: 'Our farm wiped off map from Helene:' ASAP reports ...

With a USDA home loan, borrowers can finance property with no down payment, as long as they buy in eligible locations. To borrow with a USDA home loan, the property must be in a designated rural area.

The USDA announced the termination of its $3 billion “climate smart” program, a grantmaking initiative that was supporting conservation work in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

USDA loans allow eligible homebuyers to get zero-down-payment mortgages in rural and suburban areas. Because they're backed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, these loans have lower rates and ...

USDA Rural Development home loans offer zero-down financing with competitive interest rates for eligible buyers in rural areas. Below, we detail Maryland’s 2025 income limits, eligible areas, and the ...

Several North Alabama counties have been named as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has recently designated 22 Virginia localities as natural disaster designations due to recent drought conditions. As part of the de… ...

USDA loans offer the opportunity to buy a manufactured home with zero down. But it must be a new, never-lived-in manufactured home to be eligible. Learn more.

Working with qualified lenders familiar with both USDA guidelines and local market conditions can help determine if a USDA loan aligns with your homebuying goals in 2025. Prospective buyers should ...

States have been able to use the USDA’s eligibility criteria—along with their ability to combine contiguous areas—to waive a significant number of ABAWDs in their state, even when economic ...