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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 “scout” 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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