USDA dispersing funds for rural infrastructure improvements

By Washington Examiner

Published August 29, 2023 11:59am ET

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USDA dispersing funds for rural infrastructure improvements — Farmer Robert Blair stands in front of his tractor holding an unmanned aircraft that he built in Kendrick, Idaho, in May 2013. Blair uses the home-made drone equipped with up to four cameras to âscoutâ his 1,500 acres of wheat, peas, barley and alfalfa and cow pasture. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Rhonda Blair) | Rhonda Blair

(The Center Square) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday over $800 million in federal funds to improve electric infrastructure and water systems in rural communities, of which Virginia is set to receive nearly $6 million in loans and over $3.8 million in grants.

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