Applications open for Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure program
Business Record Staff Feb 14, 2024 | 4:06 pm
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106 wordsAg and Environment, All Latest NewsIowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is now accepting initial applications for the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) grant program through March 8. The program offers grants ranging between $10,000 to $1 million to projects that distribute fresh produce, grains, legumes and other products to wholesale markets, institutional buyers and other intermediary markets. “By building food processing capacity and strengthening supply-chain distribution, farmers and small businesses will develop more durable avenues to market their high-quality products and consumers will end up with even more Iowa choices to enjoy,” Naig said in a prepared statement.