USDA Issues Report on Investments to Grow the Rural Economy

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the final year-end report of the Obama administration's results creating jobs and investing in rural communities nationwide. The report includes success stories from every state illustrating the many ways USDA helps create jobs, make infrastructure improvements and boost economic development. Some of USDA's accomplishments since 2009 include providing high-speed broadband access to 6 million rural Americans.