Rural and Community Development


Revitalizing Rural America
Spotlights
Rural Information Center logo Rural Information Center

USDA. National Agricultural Library.

RIC provides information and referral services to government officials, community organizations, rural cooperatives, libraries, businesses, and citizens working to maintain the vitality of America's rural areas.
Person with a bicycle on trail: Copyright iStock Photos Discover & Enjoy Rural America - From Wide Open Spaces to Main Street
Plant Breeder in Field USDA Research for Rural Communities

USDA. Agriculture Research Service.

Agriculture Research Service has a large and very important impact on rural America.
Road in rural setting Rural Tourism

USDA. NAL. Rural Information Center.

Provides information on tourism in rural areas, incuding statistics, online publications, and funding programs.
A family in the outdoors Living in Rural America

USDA. NAL. Rural Information Center.

Know more about Life in Rural America.
Corn Bioenergy Information

USDA. Economic Research Service.

Provides information on a vareity of bioenergy issues.
AgNIC for Rural Information

Agriculture Network Information Center.

Provides resources on Rural and Agricultural Sociology issues through a network of agricultural/rural experts.
Farm and land Farmland Information Center

USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Provides information about farmland protection and stewardship, including agricultural and land use statistics, laws, literature, and technical resources.