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Stephanie Getting leans over one of her lavender plants. The lavender takes up 20 of 200 acres at Calyx Creek.

Iowa Department of Agriculture opens applications for Choose Iowa Value-Added grants

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced the return of the Choose Iowa Value-Added Grant program, offering matching funds of up to $25,000 to support farmers, businesses, and nonprofits in enhancing and diversifying Iowa-grown, raised, and made agricultural products. These…