Completed Competitive Grant

Making the connection - Linking farms to HRIs

Project ID: 2000-67

Abstract

Iowa farmers interested in selling their products locally wanted more information about the institutional-type markets for these foods so they could determine how to work with these markets.

Lead investigator: Gary Huber, Practical Farmers of Iowa

Year of grant completion: 2002

This competitive grant project was part of the Leopold Center's Initiative.

Topics: Business management, distribution and marketing, Farm to institution, Market research and feasibility studies

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