Tag: agriculture
Amana brewery, Cedar Rapids vegetable farm recipients of Choose Iowa value-added grants
Several Corridor businesses are recipients of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s Choose Iowa value-added grants.
On April 22, IDALS awarded 33 grants...
Grain Indemnity Fund assessment to end September
The Iowa Grain Indemnity Fund Board has voted to end assessments on grain sold to Iowa-licensed grain dealers, as well as the participation fees...
Field to Family’s online market returns weekly for the season
Field to Family will launch its 2025 weekly Online Market on Sunday, April 20, with an in-person Market Kick-off event later that week.
Online ordering...
Hills Bank & Trust in Kalona named Top Beginning Farmer Lending Institution
The Iowa Finance Authority has recognized two key players in Iowa’s agricultural lending community for their work supporting new farmers in 2024.
Hills Bank &...
Leadership Washington’s Agriculture Day offers hands-on look at local farming
The Washington Chamber of Commerce Leadership Washington program hosted its annual Agriculture Day on Wednesday, March 12, offering local business professionals an immersive experience...
Iowa farmers urge USDA to reinstate local food programs in open letter
Two Iowa farms impacted by the recent funding freeze for farm-to-school and food assistance programs penned an open letter to United States Secretary of...
State launches ‘Butchery Innovation Grant Program’ through Choose Iowa
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has announced the launch of the Choose Iowa Butchery Innovation Grant program, which aims to expand meat processing...
Farmers Hen House sold to New Hampshire-based egg farm
Pete & Gerry’s Organics, LLC, a nationwide brand for humane egg farming, has purchased Farmers Hen House, a humane egg farm based in Kalona,...
Farm-to-table dinner series to showcase local agriculture and culinary talent, benefit culinary education
The Iowa Tourism Office and Choose Iowa have teamed up with the Iowa Restaurant Association to debut a farm-to-table dinner series this fall, designed...