Apr. 4—Anna Pesek saw a federal program supporting local food purchases as much more than a boost to her Iowa pork and poultry farm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture grant program that allowed ...

MT. PLEASANT, Iowa (KWQC) - Small farmers often juggle full-time jobs and farm work just to keep the lights on. There is a lot of behind-the-scenes work that goes into bringing fresh produce to your ...

Johnson County recently awarded grants to 17 local food businesses, farms, and nonprofits to help improve food production, processing, and distribution in the community. Even a few years after the ...

WEST VALLEY CITY — Nathaniel Moudoubaye Yalinga walks up and down tilled rows of soil in the late afternoon sun, stopping every couple of feet to cover carrot, onion and pumpkin seeds with earth. Only ...

SALISBURY — Three local, family-owned farms have plans to expand after receiving the “Next Step” grant from Bread Riot, a local nonprofit aimed at supporting small farms and providing access to ...

Following up a spring report on Helene impact, ASAP's more recent research shows the long and difficult process of applying ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) — Anna Pesek saw a federal program supporting local food purchases as much more than a boost to her Iowa pork and poultry farm, the Iowa Capital Dispatch ...

Shae, left, and Anna Pesek pose with calves on their Over the Moon farm in Iowa. The farm was one of thousands benefiting from a local food program recently cut by the Trump administration. (Helaina ...