Publications

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Rural Development Publications

Rural Development 2008 Progress Report (PDF)

Rural Development 2007 Progress Report (PDF)
Rural Development 2005-2006 Progress Report (PDF)

Rural Development Fact Sheets
Committed to the Future of Rural Communities (PDF)
Rural Development 2004 Progress Report (PDF)
Katrina Disaster Recovery Guide (PDF)
Lending on Native American Lands -- A Guide for Rural Development Staff (PDF)
Farm Bill Fast Facts -- PDF / HTML
Civil Rights: It's The Law (PDF)
Making Your Voice Heard: Customer Mediation Program (PDF)
Rural Development Audit Program -- PDF

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Business Publications

Business Programs Fact Sheets
Help for Rural Businesses and Cooperatives (PDF)
Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program (PDF)
A Commitment to Service (PDF)

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Cooperative Publications

Rural Cooperatives Magazine
Help for Rural Businesses and Cooperatives (PDF)
Cooperative Information Reports
Cooperative Research Reports
Cooperative Service Reports
Most Requested Reports
        Rural Cooperative Publications (Lists publications by subject and series number)
        Cooperative Feasiblity Study Guide (PDF)
        Directory of Farmer Cooperatives (PDF)
        Appraising Manager Performance (PDF)
        Agricultural Cooperatives in the 21st Century (PDF)
        Sample Policies for Cooperatives (PDF)
Cooperative Programs Fact Sheets
Coops 101: An Introduction to Cooperatives -- PDF / HTML
How to Start a Cooperative -- PDF / HTML
¿Qué es una Cooperativa? (PDF)
Partners in Value -- USDA Rural Development Value-Added Producer Grants (PDF)
Farmer Cooperative Statistics, 2002 (PDF)
The 100 Largest Agricultural Cooperatives 2001 Financial Profile (PDF)
The 100 Largest Agricultural Cooperatives 2000 Financial Profile (PDF)

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Community Development Publications

Rural Road Trips: The Office of Community Development's Travel Guide to USDA Designated Communities
Community Development Technotes (Brief summaries of community development best practices)
Community Development Publications
Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Communities Publications

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Housing/Community Facilities Publications

Housing and Community Facilities Fact Sheets
Rural Development Housing Programs 2003 Progress Report (PDF)
Community Facilities Direct Loans and Grants (PDF)
Guaranteed Community Facility Loans (PDF)
Building a Better Future for Farmworkers (PDF)
Construcción de un futuro mejor para los campesinos (PDF)
Building Dreams: The Mutual Self-Help Housing Program (PDF)
Creando Sueños: El Programa de Vivienda con Ayuda Propia Mutua (PDF)
Fair Housing -- It's Your Right (PDF)
Guaranteed Rural Housing Loans (PDF)
Préstamos Garantizados para Vivienda Rural (PDF)
A Place to Live -- Buying or Repairing a Home With Help From USDA's Single Family Housing Direct Loan Program --
       PDF (772 Kb) / HTML
Un Lugar Donde Vivir -- Cómo Comprar o Reparar Casas con Ayuda de los Programas del USDA de Préstamos Directos
       para Viviendas -- PDF (2,393 Kb) / HTML
Affordable Rental Housing for Rural America -- PDF
Viviendas de Alquiler Asequibles para Áreas Rurales de los Estados Unidos-Programas de Viviendas Multifamiliares de la Oficina de Desarrollo Rural del USDA (PDF)
Rural Housing Service 1999 Progress Report (PDF)

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State Office Publications

Illinois 2007 Annual Report (PDF)
 

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Utilities Publications

Utilities Programs Fact Sheets
USDA Rural Development: Bringing Broadband to Rural America (PDF)
The USDA Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program (PDF)
Utilities Programs regulations, bulletins, forms and general information
Connecting Rural America Booklet (PDF)

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Publicaciones en español

¿Qué es una Cooperativa? (PDF)
Comprendiendo las Cooperativas: La estructura de las cooperativas (PDF)
Comprendiendo las Cooperativas: ¿Quiénes manejan los negocios cooperativos? Los socios (PDF)
Comprendiendo las Cooperativas: ¿Quiénes manejan los negocios cooperativos? La Junta Directiva (PDF)
Comprendiendo las Cooperativas: ¿Quiénes manejan los negocios cooperativos? El administrador y los empleados (PDF)
Creando Sueños: El Programa de Vivienda con Ayuda Propia Mutua (PDF)
Préstamos Garantizados para Vivienda Rural (PDF)
Un Lugar Donde Vivir -- Cómo Comprar o Reparar Casas con Ayuda de los Programas del USDA de Préstamos Directos
       para Viviendas -- PDF (2,393 Kb) / HTML
Construcción de un futuro mejor para los campesinos (PDF)
Viviendas de Alquiler Asequibles para Áreas Rurales de los Estados Unidos-Programas de Viviendas Multifamiliares de la Oficina de Desarrollo Rural del USDA (PDF)
Una guia para de implementacion y hitos para comunidades rural (PDF)
Una guia para planificacion de estrategias para comunidades rural (PDF)
PA 1550-S:  Creando Nuevas Oportunidades para las Zonas Rurales de los Estados Unidos -- PDF / HTML
PA 1556-S:  Programas de Vivienda -- PDF / HTML
PA 1557-S:  Créditos para Instalaciones Comunitarias -- PDF / HTML
PA 1565-S:  Programa de Préstamos Garantizados -- PDF / HTML
PA 1589-S:  Programas para Negocios -- PDF / HTML
PA 1590-S:  Servicios a Cooperativas Servicios a Cooperativas -- PDF / HTML
PA 1611-S:  Programas de Manejo de Aguas y Desperdicios -- PDF / HTML
PA 1699-S:  Oficina de Desarrollo de la Comunidad -- PDF / HTML

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Other Related Publications

A Guide for Evaluating the Requirements of Ethanol Plants (PDF)
       Developed by the Clean Fuels Development Coalition and Nebraska Ethanol Board in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture
The Economic Feasibility of Ethanol Production From Sugar in the United States (PDF)
       Developed by the USDA Office of the Chief Economist's Office of Energy Policy and New Uses and Louisiana State University
Agriculture Fact Book:  2002 / 2000 / 1999 / 1998 / 1997 / 1996
Food and Agricultural Policy--Taking Stock for the New Century (PDF)
Chapter 6: Rural Development from the Secretary's 1999 Annual Report (PDF)
Creating Jobs and Revitalizing the Economy in Rural Areas from the Secretary's 1998 Annual Report
Creating Jobs and Revitalizing the Economy in Rural Areas from the Secretary's 1997 Annual Report
Guide to USDA Programs for Native Americans and Alaska Natives
Rural America Publications from the USDA Economic Research Service
Publications from the USDA National Agricultural Library's Rural Information Center
Publications from the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Periodicals from the Department of Housing and Urban Development
A Guide for Evaluating the Requirements of Ethanol Plants (PDF)
       Developed by the Clean Fuels Development Coalition and Nebraska Ethanol Board in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture

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