Iowa farmers and institutions lost an estimated $11.3 million in federal funding to support the purchase of locally raised ...

The Local Food Purchasing Assistance program helped farmer Ryan Marquart put money in his pocket while also providing fresh ...

USDA cuts $11.3 million in purchases from Iowa farmers for schools, day care centers, food banks. The impact is 'potentially ...

New perspective on the cancellation of the eleven million dollars in United States Department of Agircultyre funding that helped connect iowa farmers and their ...

Like many other smaller farms, the Rosmann Family Farm in Harlan was able to use the programs to sell bulk amounts of pork ...

Local food banks and farmers are speaking out about the impact of recent United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) cuts.

The Iowa Food System Coalition says the USDA has cancelled contracts worth more than $11-million. The money was to help the state’s food banks, schools and child care centers purchase local food from ...

Iowa farmers and schools are looking at losing millions of dollars in funding for fresh, local food.The Iowa Food System ...

The cancellation of two programs will affect more than $1 billion in expected funding this year. Food advocates worry the ...

An Iowa farmer says he's anticipating "a lot of challenges" now that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has decided to cut programs that purchase local food to send to schools, food pantries and food ...

The Biden administration expanded funding for the USDA programs so schools and facilities didn't have to solely rely on major ...

Cuts in federal funding continue to affect programs nationwide, including ones in the Quad Cities. River Bend Food Bank lost ...