By Trenton Buhr, policy associate, Center for Rural Affairs Democracy needs input from citizens to thrive, but figuring out how to share your voice … [Read more...] about Opinion: Being a rural advocate at home, in the Capitol
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Grants available for value-added ag projects
By Wyatt Fraas, Farm & Community assistant director, Center for Rural Affairs The Value Added Producer Grant program, one of the few U.S. … [Read more...] about Grants available for value-added ag projects
Opinion: Appropriations and COVID-19 relief bill has implications in rural America
By Kayla Bergman, senior policy associate, Center for Rural Affairs In late December, Congress passed the Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020. … [Read more...] about Opinion: Appropriations and COVID-19 relief bill has implications in rural America
Opinion: Shop safe, shop local
By Halle Ramsey The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many events to be canceled this year, but it does not take away the opportunity to shop local … [Read more...] about Opinion: Shop safe, shop local
Opinion: Military veterans – grow with agriculture
By Erin Schoenberg, project associate, Center for Rural Affairs For those who have served in the military, agriculture can be a rewarding next … [Read more...] about Opinion: Military veterans – grow with agriculture
Opinion: Report showcases actionable climate change solutions for rural areas
By Kayla Bergman, policy associate, Center for Rural Affairs A bipartisan committee in the U.S. House of Representatives recently released a … [Read more...] about Opinion: Report showcases actionable climate change solutions for rural areas
Opinion: Grappling with COVID-19, Congress can leverage solar energy
By Cody Smith, policy associate, Center for Rural Affairs Wiping out the last five years of solar job growth, the COVID-19 pandemic has reset total … [Read more...] about Opinion: Grappling with COVID-19, Congress can leverage solar energy
Opinion: Rural grocers commit to customers during COVID-19
By Sandra Renner, Farm and Community director, Center for Rural Affairs While we have all done our best to stay healthy and safe during the … [Read more...] about Opinion: Rural grocers commit to customers during COVID-19
Opinion: Rural location should not prevent business from receiving help
While states are beginning to reopen in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, businesses are still hurting. They will be for some time. The … [Read more...] about Opinion: Rural location should not prevent business from receiving help
Groups call on Congress to treat rural, urban businesses equally
LYONS, NEBRASKA – As lawmakers consider legislation to address the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, a group of 64 small business … [Read more...] about Groups call on Congress to treat rural, urban businesses equally