According to a 2025 article published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the share of residents at prime working ...

Iowa State University, alongside cooperatives and businesses throughout Iowa, have received federal funding to support agriculture and manufacturing, economic development and renewable fuel sales.

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, ...

Extreme poverty is mainly a rural phenomenon. Four of every five people below the $1.90-a-day international income poverty line lived in rural areas in 2013 (Castañeda and others, 2018). Over the last ...

An urgent reconsideration of rural development is needed for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The current strategies and patterns of rural development are failing to meet either ...

An effective education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) both develops STEM literacy skills and can prepare students for high-quality, well-paying careers. There have been ...

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers a road map for increasing access to science, technology, engineering, and math education opportunities and ...

Rural areas, often marginalised in terms of technological advancements, stand to benefit significantly from the application of AI in various domains AI-powered educational platforms can personalise ...

McCONNELLSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — First responders and medical professionals in part of our area recently took part in an ...