$3 million grants to be awarded to Iowa farmers and producers
Applications for the Iowa Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program are open, according to a press release.
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Applications for the Iowa Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program are open, according to a press release.
Applications for the Iowa Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) Program are open.Funding for the Iowa RFSI is made possible through Iowa Department of A
The funding is part of $300 million from a USDA program intended to support underserved producers and landowners like Guy Ngoma, who came to Cedar Rapids from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ngoma hopes to get 28 acres of his own land one day to grow culturally relevant African food for the community.
The Bayer Fund grant will help the program train its seasonal apprentices in no-till production for cover crops.
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