USDA Awards $399,394 in Value-Added Producer Grants to Queen & Comb and Storey Farms in South Carolina
(Temple, Texas, October 30, 2026) — U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Texas State Director James Redfield announced nearly $1 million will support safe, affordable housing improvements in rural Texas.
For more than 15 years, Walther Farms, a third-generation family-owned business has grown potatoes in Nebraska’s Panhandle. As the company expanded from a small farm into a commercial and seed potato operation, it outgrew its storage facility near Lisco and needed additional capacity.
(Washington, D.C., October 29, 2026) — U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development’s Rural Housing Service (RHS) employees from across the nation stepped forward into their communities on Friday, October 16, to take part in the agency’s National Day of Service. Staff volunteered in towns and rural communities from coast to coast, rolling up their sleeves to support local organizations, housing partners, and American families.