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Meeting dates announced: The Iowa Meat Processors Association and ISU have scheduled dates for the Meat Processor regional meetings. Click here [PDF] to view them. (Posted 3/8/10)
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Grant application guides: Farmer's Market Promotion Program grants vary in size from $2,500 to $100,000 and do not require a match. Two new tools are available this year, the FMPP Pre-Application Guide for 2010 [PDF] and a FMPP grant-writing PowerPoint presentation. Proposals are due on April 15. Download your application packet here [PDF]. (Posted 3/5/10)
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New guide: How many millions of dollars do Linn County consumers spend on food each year? What are the major food issues in this county? Find out in this new guide [PDF], written by food system planner Jason Grimm. (Posted 2/26/10)
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Detroit conference: Registration is now open for the Fifth National Farm to Cafeteria Conference from May 17–19 in Detroit. View the web site to register and get more information. (Posted 2/22/10)
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Save the date: View the flyer [PDF], or brochure [PDF], or agenda [PDF] for the April 1 Marketing & Food Systems Initiative and Value Chain Partnerships Workshop. (Updated 2/22/10)
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Bilingual farming class: The "Start Your Diversified Farm" class will focus on budgeting, marketing, crop planning, and more. View the flyer [Word] for details. (Posted 1/20/10)
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Livestock training series: Sign up for the Holistic Management Training Series, a course that includes financial planning, grazing planning, and working towards a "holisticgoal." View the event flyer [PDF]. (Posted 1/15/10)
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Read a business plan: The Common Market, a local-food distributor in the Philadelphia area, has recently published a business plan [PDF]. The Common Market is also associated with Buy Fresh Buy Local of Southern Pennsylvania. (Posted 1/22/10)
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New pork production report: A new report that summarizes the results of a PNMWG-sponsored project on pork production costs. View the report [PDF]. (Updated 1/11/10)
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Call for proposals: The National Farm to School Network seeks proposals for workshops and a poster session at its 5th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference in Detroit, Michigan, May 17–19, 2010. Proposals are due January 15. View the web site for details and to submit proposals. (Posted 12/17/09)
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Going local: Local food expenditures in Black Hawk County have more than quintupled in the last decade. View the chart [PDF]. (Posted 11/24/09)
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Video: Take a tour of the Sioux City Farmers Market by Regional Food Systems Working Group member Julie Hlas from ISU Extension. (Posted 10/14/09)
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Handle with Care: The Fruit and Vegetable Working Group was featured on the Rodale Institute’s New Farm web site. Read article by group co-leader Malcolm Robertson. (Posted 10/12/09)
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Local food, local jobs: ISU economist David Swenson worked with Hometown Harvest in southeast Iowa to show how the region could benefit from increased production of local foods. Read more. (Posted 09/30/09)
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