Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced nine Choose Iowa Butchery Innovation Grants at Maxwell Custom Beef in Des Moines Wednesday.
The awards ranged from $20,000 to $75,000 and required a 1-to-1 match from each business.
“We think that’s good leverage for this program, helps small businesses, especially in rural areas, with equipment and facility needs, new smokehouses, freezer and cooler systems, processing line expansions and equipment modernization,” Naig said…