It was another solid week of planting progress for Kentucky farmers. According to the USDA’s Weekly Crop Progress report, 70 percent of the state’s corn crop has been planted, a 7 percent jump from ...

Officials announced a presidential disaster declaration is allowing the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed ...

This federal program provides grants and low-interest loans to qualifying homeowners ... Homeowners can check address eligibility using USDA’s online map,” the program states.

Farmers rely heavily on loans to pay for operational expenses including seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, or to buy land. The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) typically offers loans to farmers ...

US Senators Urge USDA to Explain DOGE Review of Farm Loans By P.J. Huffstutter and Leah Douglas CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate have asked the Department of Agriculture ...

CHICAGO/WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate have asked the Department of Agriculture to explain why billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency must approve ...

Backed by the Department of Agriculture, USDA home loans can be used to finance up to 100% of a property’s appraised value with no down payment. Borrowers must buy a home in a qualifying rural ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - In less than a month, on May 5, the Education Department will begin collecting payments for student loans that are in default. Student loans in default will be sent for ...

Council members gathered to allow the city to sign a USDA loan that will complete financing for the airport plans. Sonja Eyler, Interim City Manager for Presque Isle said: “Originally ...

A Kentucky automotive manufacturer agreed to pay the federal government $3.8 million to settle allegations that it improperly received a COVID-19 relief loan, according to the U.S. Department of ...

FoodChain, a nonprofit in Lexington, Ky, provides meal boxes to needy residents. Using a federal USDA grant, it was able to buy local products grown in Kentucky to put in those boxes. That funding ...

The Trump administration’s ongoing hiring freeze makes it even more difficult to plug holes in regional and county-level USDA offices, where loan employees are most needed.