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March 8, 2013 /

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Proposed changes in how the USDA defines eligibility for its development programs will improve the department’s service to rural communities, says the deputy undersecretary in charge of those programs.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of a series of responses to a USDA report on how to define "rural" for the department’s development programs. The report recommends creating a single definition (50,000 or fewer residents) for program eligibility and using other criteria to ensure that small communities remain competitive in development funding. The author of today’s column is Doug O’Brien, deputy undersecretary for rural development at USDA.

By Doug O’Brien

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