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December 17, 1999: "E-Commerce: Bringing New Opportunity to Rural America" Op-Ed by Jill Long Thompson
December 10, 1999: USDA Provides $250 Million for Rural Housing--Direct Loan Program Marks 50 Years of Housing Assistance
December 7, 1999: USDA Helps Rural Health Providers Mitigate Y2K Problems
November 23, 1999: USDA Awards Disaster Recovery Grants for Farmworkers
November 12, 1999: Kearney to Lead USDA Housing Programs
November 12, 1999: USDA Accepting Applications for $220 Million in Distance Learning, Telemedicine Projects
November 5, 1999: Clinton Highlights Success of Cooperatives in Providing Jobs and Opportunity in Rural America
October 28, 1999: Glickman Awards $13 Million for Rural Schools...Marks 50th Anniversary of Telecommunications Program
October 15, 1999: President Clinton Proclaims October 15 'International Rural Women's Day'
October 7, 1999: Glickman Announces $32.4 Million for Farm Labor Housing
August 24, 1999: Business Volume, Income Decline for Farmer Co-ops in 1998
August 19, 1999: USDA's Utilities Programs Receives Hammer Award
August 18, 1999: Matthews to Lead USDA's Community Development Programs
August 5, 1999: Vice President Al Gore Announces $132 Million for Rural Business Development
August 4, 1999: USDA Awards Grants to Promote Co-op Development
August 3, 1999: Glickman Announces $20 Million Grant to Assist Farmworkers
July 26, 1999: Home Loan Guarantee for Native American Family is First Under USDA and Fannie Mae Effort
July 21, 1999: USDA Lends $77 Million to Boost Rural Businesses
July 12, 1999: USDA to Fund $210 Million in Safe Drinking Water Projects
July 7, 1999: Glickman and Oglala Sioux Sign Agreement to Improve Local Economy
July 1, 1999: USDA Awards $7 Million to Repair Rural Housing
June 15, 1999: USDA Salutes Property Managers Who Improve Tenants' Lives (Housing Programs Multi-Family Housing Program)
June 11, 1999: USDA to Provide $74 Million in Rural Rental Housing Loans
June 11, 1999: U.S. Rural Homeownership Rate Hits All-time High
June 9, 1999: USDA Awards $4.5 Million in Grants to Boost Business in Depressed Rural Areas
June 7, 1999: USDA Support for Rural Mental Health Care Tops $70 Million
May 24, 1999: Media Advisory: "New Markets for the 21st Century" at Community Empowerment Conference
May 21, 1999: 63rd Anniversary of the Rural Electrification Act Celebrated with Updated Website
May 20, 1999: E-Rate Funding will Aid Rural Education
May 13, 1999: USDA Accepting Applications for $160 Million in Distance Learning and Telemedicine Funds
May 10, 1999: USDA Makes Over $25 Million Available for Housing Farm Workers
May 5, 1999: USDA and CFC Team Up to Expand Rural Business Opportunities
April 30, 1999: USDA Launches Effort to Eliminate Fraud in Housing Programs
April 22, 1999: USDA Invests $154.9 Million in Local Clean Water Improvement Projects
April 13, 1999: USDA Invests $8 Million to Bolster Rural Development
April 1, 1999: Vice President Gore Announces Government will Provide $115 Million for Rural Rental Housing
April 1, 1999: Statement by Agriculture Chief Economist Keith Collins on Electricity Restructuring
March 25, 1999: USDA Streamlines Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program
March 8, 1999: Tioga County Receives Special Designation for Federal Assistance
February 17, 1999: USDA Announces Appointments to Sheep Industry Board
February 11, 1999: Tipper Gore Unveils USDA Funding for Rural Child Care Facilities
January 29, 1999: USDA Awards $4.5 Million in Grants to Boost Business in Depressed Rural Areas
January 13, 1999: Vice President Gore Announces 20 New Empowerment Zones
January 4, 1999: USDA Backs Truth in Billing for Telephone Customers
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