Bob Threewitts raises heavy broilers in one of the top poultry producing and processing regions of the U.S., so he knows a thing or two about making his operation more productive and profitable. The solar panels he installed a little over two years ago check both boxes and will soon enable him to pass on a debt-free farm to his children.

Stag Moose Solar, LLC proposes to construct the Bjorn Solar project.  It will be a solar facility on approximately 25 acres in Barron County, Wisconsin.  It will be in the southeast quarter of Section 32, Township 34 North, Range 12 West, Town of Barron.

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Halfway between Park Falls and Ashland is the rural community of Mellen, population 698. Nestled between the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest and nearby Copper Falls State Park, this small community is humming with activity on an early Monday morning in March.

To meet the challenges of a post-pandemic period and to keep pace with the needs of a diverse community, St. Mark's Medical Center (SMMC) looked to USDA's Emergency Rural Health Care Grant program for help.

SMMC contributed $4.8 million in uncompensated care and free services in FY2021, providing healthcare close to home for patients in the Texas communities of Fayette and Lee Counties.

In Arizona, Benson Hospital’s telehealth services cut a 100-mile round trip to metropolitan Tucson, allowing residents to focus on what matters most – their health.

In Nevada, Iowa, a family-owned and operated business is expanding thanks in part to a $2 million loan from USDA.

Mid-States Material Handling and Fabrication is a manufacturer of agricultural material handling equipment, structural steel towers, catwalks, and other steel components used for commercial, agricultural, food, and energy industries.

For more than 33 years, Ms. Jacqueline Smith has lived in her Crosby home that was built in 1960. As a single mother, she raised three children on her own when her husband left her many years ago. Ms. Smith describes herself as a good listener and an upbeat ‘people person’ who loves to cook and drive. She remains optimistic and hopeful, despite her son’s death in 2017. Due to persistent medical challenges and resulting financial instability, Ms. Smith has struggled to make consistent repairs and upgrades to her aging home. A neighbor told her about Rebuilding Together Houston.

After traveling down a long, narrow dirt road in Dixon, New Mexico, I eventually came to the production area for La Mesa Farms. There, more than 5,000 beautiful ears of blue corn were hung up to dry for the winter. They would soon be taken down, and the corn removed from the cob and processed for the coming season’s products.

Standing under those ears of corn, Mesa Ruiz, farmer and owner of the farm, shared a little about his family’s journey from selling clothing to selling apple cider, and finally adding blue corn products to their cider sales.