Iowa awards 13 grants to support specialty crops
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Oct. 14 that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has awarded 13 Specialty Crop Block Grants to support education and outreach, research and market development that benefits Iowa’s specialty crop producers, including Choose Iowa members.
Annual funding for the Specialty Crop Block Grants is authorized by the farm bill and provided through a partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service. This year, Iowa received more than $435,000 through the federal grant program.
A complete list of Specialty Crop Block Grant recipients and details about each project is available on the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service website.
