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In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Rural Development Act of 1972, the National Association of Community Development Extension…

  The National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals’ annual conference was held from June 5-8th in Indianapolis, Indiana. Appropriately…

A new multi-state research project based in the North Central region has formed and is looking for new members. A…

August will mark 50 years since President Richard Nixon signed the Rural Development Act of 1972, creating the Rural Regional…

Current Projects A North Central regional panel dataset will be developed as a venue and incentive for interdisciplinary collaboration across…

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today announced an effort to build and pilot a model for creating career pathways for low-income rural students while addressing the needs of rural employers.

In the 50th Agricultural Economics Podcast, Ken and Dane visit with Drs. Maria Marshall and Michael Wilcox about Rural Development and the relocation of the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) to Purdue. What NCRCRD is and what it means for Purdue.

For almost 50 years, the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD), funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the land-grant universities in the 12-state region, has addressed issues critical to the growth and impact of rural communities. On Tuesday (Sept. 1), the NCRCRD moves to Purdue University for the first time in its history.