Tag: USDA
Eastern Iowa producers speak out against cancellation of food assistance funding
Operators of several Eastern Iowa small farms and food assistance programs gathered Monday, March 31 to voice their opposition to the cancellation of $1...
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...
USDA pulls back millions in promised local food investments
Iowa’s local food network is facing an uncertain future after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that anticipated funding for key farm-to-school and food...
24 Iowa food supply chain projects receive millions in grant funding
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced it is channeling more than $5.2 million into 24 projects aimed at bolstering Iowa’s food...
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza crisis spurs request for USDA action
With the latest case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) detected in a herd of dairy cattle in Sioux County, the Iowa Department of...
Year-old Iowa LFPA surpasses $2 million mark
The Iowa Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (ILFPA) recently surpassed $2 million in food value sourced, distributed, and received through the program...
IDALS to offer Crop Insurance Discount Program starting Dec. 1
A Crop Insurance Discount Program will provide farmers and landowners who plant fall cover crops the opportunity to apply for a $5 per acre...
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,...
USDA awards $17M to three watershed projects in Iowa
Three regional conservation projects in Iowa have received federal funding, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced Monday.
“There is great conservation work...
Iowa farmland values continue strong
By Maurie Cashman | Guest Column
Midwest farmland values increased 6% in 2020 — the largest gain since 2012, according to the Chicago Federal Reserve.