The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Heartland Regional Food Business Center are accepting grant applications from small- to mid-sized farmers and food businesses in the central U.S. The first round ...

Photo by Sam Gellman Photography/Getty Images. Although farm subsidies were originally intended to help family farms, they have become a tool for making the largest and wealthiest farms larger and ...

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 ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the investment of up to $18 million in farm-to-school projects that plan to connect farmers to USDA’s child nutrition programs through local ...

Discover resources, funding and grant support designed to help Black business owners start, grow and succeed in their small business journey. Starting and growing a business as a Black entrepreneur ...

The Illinois Stewardship Alliance, a local food and farm advocacy group, administered the program in its first year, 2024.

Building new relationships within the community, along with exploring alternative approaches such as local community funding, private sector partnerships and intersectional grant opportunities, can ...

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 ...