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According to the USDA, leaders from 34 countries gathered in Memphis for the 10th annual Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)* Rural Development Conference to discuss international strategies to address rural development in the 21st century. Topics discussed include, creating jobs, building infrastructure, expanding access to health care, and making diversified rural investments. The theme of this year’s conference “National Prosperity through Modern Rural Policy

Washington, DC - July 30, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. House has passed legislation authored by Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D) Missouri, which will make refinancing easier for rural homeowners who hold mortgages issued by private lenders. H.R. 2043, the Rural Homeowners Protection Act of 2009, will allow rural families to refinance mortgages obtained from private lenders through a provision of a USDA guaranteed loan program.

June 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Water and Environmental Program will provide Missouri projects with $6,549,030 in federal grants and loans. The money is coming through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.