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The competition, open to farmer-entrepreneurs ages 18-35, focuses on niche agricultural products, specialty services and agritourism.
Around 3,000 Iowa farms are now selling meat directly to consumers, up 50 percent from the number doing that in 2015.
In the wake of supply chain and customer base issues spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic, several meat farms in Iowa have shifted business models to find alternate path to sell their products.
Lutheran Services is seeing tangible benefits from initiatives to meet the growing demand for personal care workers and registered nurses.