The pandemic brought rural America manufacturing jobs, new residents and federal support. Policy reversals are erasing all of ...

For a fifth straight month, the rural economy has posted signs of trouble. That’s according to the Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) from Creighton University. For September 2022, the RMI sits at 46.3.

For 18 straight months, the rural economy has posted healthy and consistent growth, yet signs of weakness may be surfacing. That’s according to the May Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) from Creighton ...

Imagine a rural past with agriculture, manufacturing and a wealth of natural resources working together to fuel the local economy. “You had these communities that were self-sustaining,” Mary Ann ...

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you ...

Everybody loves an entrepreneur. They're creative, full of energy. And best of all, they stimulate the economy, creating jobs and turning investment into enterprise. We tend to think of ...

Investing in these projects provides opportunities for smaller, rural communities to make themselves more appealing to their ...

From inheritance tax to rising costs, Britain’s rural economy is squeezed. Richard Alvin explores why the countryside, and ...

A strong majority of farmers and farmworkers say financial issues, farm or business problems and fear of losing the farm impact farmers’ mental health, according to a new national Morning Consult ...

The city of Freeport is working to improve water, sewer, and storm water infrastructure with help from a $2.7 million loan through USDA’s Water & Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program. Credit: ...