Rural economy

Utah farmers depend on fuel and fertilizer from the Middle East, but the conflict in Iran has sent input prices skyrocketing ahead of spring planting.

CREDET is USU's new home for all of the university's rural economic development resources. Here's how it can benefit rural Utahns.

Justen Smith, state Director of Extension Agriculture, warns that development of farmland threatens Utah's agricultural legacy.

Small communities are often hit with big city problems like traffic congestion and shortages of affordable housing.

Several county commissioners representing rural Utah communities are accusing Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox of overreacting to the…

At a time when general fund money is stretched thin, House Representative Val Potter said ongoing funding will be used to continue to grow the Rural…