The USDA failed to follow its own guidance for a rural mortgage program, taking years to foreclose on delinquent loans. As a result, 55 Maine borrowers racked up, on average, $110,000 in additional ...

Lawmakers return to Washington to try to focus on spending bills in the aftermath of President Joe Biden’s stunning announcement Sunday that he was dropping his re-election bid and endorsing Vice ...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack expressed frustration that work on the $1.5 trillion farm bill has been delayed by eight months (Jared Strong/Iowa Capital Dispatch). WASHINGTON — Agriculture ...

Farm bill provisions included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act strengthened parts of the farm safety net, but reconciliation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly all of the foreclosures filed by the USDA in recent months have targeted Maine’s poorest rural residents. (Photo ...