Do you live in a rural area? For most of us, that question is relatively easy to answer. We can simply look outside of our windows and make an assessment. This simple question, however, becomes ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said during a visit to Kansas City, Mo., he would ask the White House Rural Council to try to reduce the number of federal government definitions ...

Hundreds of urban areas in the U.S. are becoming rural, but it’s not because people are leaving. It’s just that the U.S. Census Bureau is changing its definition of an urban area. Under the new ...

Hundreds of urban areas in the U.S. are becoming rural, but it's not because people are leaving. It's just that the U.S. Census Bureau is changing the definition of an urban area. Under the new ...