How can policies raise well-being in rural areas? The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has been examining such issues for over 40 years. OECD’s 12th Rural Development ...

Most of the presidential candidates, including President Donald Trump, support using taxpayer funds to provide direct subsidies to farmers through price support, federal crop insurance, and other farm ...

The blog highlights and summarizes a policy brief written by Catherine Brinkley, an associate professor of Human Ecology and Director of the Center for Regional Change at UC Davis, and M. Anne Visser, ...

Iowa will receive an infusion of $152 million in federal money toward 19 rural development projects across the state in what U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins called an "unprecedented" effort ...

NORTHFIELD, Minn. — At a family farm in southern Minnesota, President Joe Biden announced another $5 billion to help the rural economy and protect farms like that of Brad Kluver. “For decades, ...

Rural Kentucky stands at an economics crossroads. Balancing Kentucky’s energy portfolio and rural development can restore those communities and chart a new path forward. With the elections this ...

Agriculture provides crucial income and employment to rural communities worldwide. However, agricultural productivity is directly threatened by climate change, while food systems contribute to ...