Rural development course

Hogan 'meddling' may risk Leader funds
Irish Independent
Environment Minister Phil Hogan is putting hundreds of millions of euros from the EU at risk if he goes ahead with a "meddling" plan to put funds for rural development into the control of local authorities, claims the EU-funded Leader East programme …

Cornerstone named Top 10 Lenders for USDA loan program
York News-Times
News-Times/Melanie Wilkinson – Maxine Moul, state director for USDA Rural Development, recognized Cornerstone Bank as a Top Ten Lender for USDA Rural Development's guaranteed rural housing loan program. Accepting the certificate of recognition on …