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

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. USDA loans make getting a mortgage more affordable and accessible for home buyers in eligible rural and suburban areas. Backed by ...

A naturalist was left astounded after taking a once-in-a-lifetime photograph of a bewildered seal in the mouth of a humpback whale after the 40-ton marine mammal accidentally swallowed it.

Preventing fraud is an understandable goal, but ironically the USDA's involvement in organic regulation has actually led to a watering down of organic standards—to the benefit of Big Ag ...

Terms may apply to offers listed on this page. If you're buying a home in a rural area, it could pay to apply for a USDA loan instead of a conventional loan. Here, we'll explain how USDA loans ...

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SEATTLE — It’s a good thing seals aren’t on a humpback whale’s menu. A photograph by a whale-watching naturalist captured a seemingly bewildered seal in the mouth of a humpback whale after ...

After years of running more than 200,000 tests annually, planning documents in 2023 show the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service made changes that amounted to at least 54,000 fewer lab tests ...

USDA’s figure has come within 0.5% (less than 1 bpa) of the average trade guess in the past five years. Analysts have also had October soybean yield reasonably well-pegged, as the last time USDA ...

At least 24 Cape fur seals that were found dead or euthanized in various locations on South Africa's west and south coast had rabies, state veterinarian Dr Lesley van Helden said. Rabies ...

The USDA is also announcing a tribal set-aside within the program, targeting up to $40 million in additional funding for tribal lands. The funding builds on the Biden-Harris administration's work ...

RENO, Nev. — A couple of new clean energy projects are coming to rural Nevada thanks to new United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) investments that were announced Wednesday. "The rural ...