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USDA Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Xochitl Torres Small, looks at cows at Austin Schulte Dairy farm in Benton County. CREDIT USDA

USDA invests $74.7 million in rural Iowa projects

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $74.7 million of investment in rural Iowa projects Feb. 1 at a tour of Austin Schulte Dairy, a milk production farm operation in Norway. The dairy farm’s owner is receiving a $36,000 Value-Added…