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 ...

Local food banks are about to lose a key source of fresh, local produce after the Department of Agriculture ended the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program or LFPA. The program ...

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announced last week that it will cut the Regional Food Business Center (RFBC) program, which provides grants to small and medium-sized local farm and food ...

When people are asked what a “small farm” is, they may base their answer on the number of acres or number of animals a farm has – and they often assume that there aren’t many of them. However, small, ...

National brands are betting big on small farmers. Food giants such as Chipotle and Sweetgreen have long emphasized close partnerships with small or local farmers, in many cases, due to corporate ...

East Lansing — In the soft dirt of an indoor horseback riding ring last month, a group of farmers got ready to test drive a new piece of equipment: an electric tractor. As they took turns climbing in ...

You've made your dream of starting a small business a reality. Now it's time to take things to the next level. Whether you're looking to enhance customer experience or form new partnerships, these 12 ...

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 schools and ...

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 ...