Iowa food pantries and food banks could lose a major source of food if the current Farm Bill isn’t extended. “Of 2.5 million pounds that we distributed in November, 1.25 million of that came from USDA,” says Michelle Book, CEO of the Food Bank of Iowa, which distributes food to pantries and other feeding organizations […]
State officials notified of layoffs at Marshalltown facilities
Nearly 150 workers at two Marshalltown facilities are facing lay offs. On August 1, 62 workers at the Lennox factory will