Choose Iowa CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture)
We've wrapped up some of amazing members offering CSAs for this upcoming season.
2025 Choose Iowa Holiday Gift Guide: Meat Edition
This holiday season whether you are looking to source Iowa gifts for everyone on your list or just wanting to feature a delicious protein at your holiday gathering, Choose Iowa members have you covered.
Hansen’s Dairy — A Legacy of Real Food, Real Family, and Real Iowa Roots
Step onto a century-old Iowa farm where cream rises to the top, kangaroos greet visitors, and a sixth-generation family still crafts every bottle of milk.
Highlighting Choose Iowa Veteran-Owned Members for Veterans Day
This Veterans Day, Choose Iowa proudly recognizes and celebrates the Iowa farmers, food producers, and entrepreneurs who have served our country in uniform — and who continue to serve their communities as Iowa farmers and processors
Secretary Naig Announces 9 Choose Iowa Butchery Innovation Grants
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today nine Choose Iowa Butchery Innovation Grant recipients to expand small-scale meat processing capacity within Iowa. These cost-share grants, totaling $355,000, will help small businesses, many of whom are located in rural communities, make essential equipment purchases and facility improvements. Projects include the addition of new smokehouses, installation of freezer systems, expansion of processing lines, and the replacement or modernization of vital equipment, among other improvements.
60 Choose Iowa Members to Welcome Guests for the Choose Iowa Farm Open House
Sixty Choose Iowa members from across Iowa will welcome guests on Saturday and Sunday, Sept.
Secretary Naig Announces $200,000 Investment in the Choose Iowa Farms to Food Banks
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is investing an additional $200,000 for the second full year of the Choose Iowa Farms to Food Banks Program. Under the Department's Choose Iowa program, the successful initiative received a second year of funding from the Iowa Legislature during the 2025 session. Secretary Naig made the funding announcement in Hiawatha during a visit to HACAP (Hawkeye Area Community Action Program), one of six food banks partnering with Choose Iowa and its members.