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Mar 30, 2015 | Rural Communities

Our Impact: Making a Difference in the Communities We Serve

Our third annual Community Impact Report highlights the difference that can be made through agriculture education, hunger relief, emergency services and young, beginning and small producer programs.

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Sep 4, 2014 | Rural Communities

Food Insecurity Hits Home

Guest blogger Kara Geweke, one of our 2014 summer interns, returns to college with a valuable lesson in food insecurity and how farmers are responding to nutritional needs in their communities.

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Jul 3, 2014 | Rural Communities

Rising from the Ashes

A New Year’s Eve fire, destroyed the Food Shelf in Fayette, Iowa – along with 51,000 pounds of food, almost a third of the Food Shelf’s annual stock. Now, like the people it serves, the Food Shelf is in need of help as it works to rebuild.

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