Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ request to send monthly food boxes to low income families over the summer, instead of sending them money for food, has been denied by the USDA. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ request ...

From farm-to-table restaurants to you-pick strawberry farms, get a taste of Iowa during summer 2026 with these ...

Iowa has more than 200 farmers markets across the state, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. The Iowa Food System Coalition wants to make locally produced food the ...

AS WE LEARN MORE. WELL, NEW TONIGHT. SOME IOWA ORGANIZATIONS ARE CONCERNED PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT SIGNED INTO LAW YESTERDAY COULD CAUSE SOME PROBLEMS. IT MAKES SWEEPING ...

Low-income families in Eastern Iowa will have more opportunities to stretch their grocery budgets starting this month.

The U.S. Department of Food and Nutrition Service approved Iowa’s federal waiver to opt out of summer EBT and create a statewide summer food pilot program Wednesday, according to a news release from ...

A new study by the Iowa Food Bank Association finds more than 27-million pounds of food was “rescued” last year by the six Feeding America food banks that serve Iowa. Annette Hacker, spokeswoman for ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that 33 schools and school districts have been awarded grants to join the Choose Iowa Food Purchasing Program for Schools. This ...

STATE USE SNAP BENEFITS. BREAKING AT NOON GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS HAS OUTLINED HOW THE STATE WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT AS SNAP BENEFITS ARE SET TO EXPIRE ON SATURDAY. THE GOVERNOR SAYS SHE’S DIRECTED HEALTH ...

DES MOINES — Iowa lawmakers are considering appropriating money to a program that matches dollars provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for recipients to purchase more fruits and ...