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Resources

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Laws

Iowa Agricultural Districts Enabling Statutes (Iowa Code §§ 352.1 to 352.13 (2005).)

Iowa Right to Farm Enabling Statutes (Iowa Code §§ 352.11 to 352.12 (2005).)

Iowa Right to Farm Enabling Statutes (Feedlots) (Iowa Code §§ 172D.1 to 172D.4 (2005).)

Statistics

Farms

92,856

Land in farms (acres)

30,747,550

Market value of agricultural products sold ($1,000)

20,418,096

Agricultural land developed between 1982 and 2007 (acres)

254,400

Sources: 2007 Census of Agriculture and the 2007 National Resources Inventory

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Glossary of NRI-related terms

Legislative Updates

Iowa Senate File 404 (2010)

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Sample Documents

Iowa: Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Act Application

Woodbury County, IA: Organic Conversion Program Application

Literature

FIC Fact Sheets

Creating Change in the Food System: The Role of Regional Food Networks in Iowa

A Resource Guide to Cultivate the Linn County Local Food System

Cultivating Resilience: A Food System Blueprint that Advances the Health of Iowans, Farms and Communities

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