IGNACIO – Community leader Kasey Correia will go to West Virginia next week for a national rural design summit as part of Ignacio’s recent acceptance into Colorado’s Rural Technical Assistance Program ...

How do we build thriving rural communities in the 21st century? The labor-intensive, extractive industries paradigm that has long powered rural economies—think agriculture, manufacturing, mining, ...

Jennifer Groth, director of policy and partnerships at Rural Development Initiatives, Inc., talks about what federal investment could do for rural Oregon. After decades of disinvestment and deferred ...

Geographical Indications (GIs) serve as a pivotal mechanism in both safeguarding the heritage of local products and promoting rural development. By linking products to their specific place of origin, ...

Federal grant programs provide essential financial support for individuals and nonprofit organizations seeking to implement community-focused initiatives. Understanding these funding sources and their ...

As Congress prepares to shape the next farm bill, Rep. Jeff Fortenberry wants the discussion to include "new opportunities to ensure a vibrant rural economy." Rural development embraces economic ...

Rural and regional geography is a dynamic field that examines the spatial organisation, evolution and resilience of rural areas and the interlinkages between these regions and larger urban networks.