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President Joe Biden talks to attendees at Dutch Creek Farms in Dakota County, Minnesota, on the first stop of his rural investment tour. (H. Jiahong Pan for The Daily Yonder)

Biden touts rural achievements as part of “barnstorming” tour

BY: - November 13, 2023

The Biden administration is in the final days of a two-week national rural “barnstorm” designed to take the administration’s accomplishments to rural America, which could be a pivotal part of the 2024 presidential election. President Biden kicked off the tour with a speech at Dutch Creek Farms, a farm located in Minnesota’s southern Dakota County, […]

A combine on a rural Iowa highway.

Biden launches ‘Investing in Rural America’ push with Cabinet officials

BY: - November 1, 2023

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and administration officials are kicking off an “Investing in Rural America” event series, starting with a visit to a Minnesota farm Wednesday to announce nearly $5 billion for conservation, economic development and “climate smart” agriculture. Biden, who is running for reelection in 2024, has been highlighting what the administration calls […]