NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Tennessee rural development office is now on Twitter.
According to a news release from the department, subscribers to the social media website can get real-time updates on things like funding availability, application deadlines, upcoming events, news releases and project success stories.
A Twitter account is free. Users can see the Tennessee rural development tweets at http://twitter.com/RD--Tennessee .