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The consumer demand for local, organic food and products continues to climb year after year. During this webinar you will hear from Nick Wallace about his farming background and the vision and motivation for 99 Counties -- a member meat cooperative founded in the fall of 2022 to elevate organic, regenerative agriculture practices and to provide products valued and desired by consumers.

Nick is an organic grain and grassfed livestock farmer and regional local foods distributor through Wallace Farms serving Iowa and Chicagoland since 2003. In September 2022, Nick co-launched 99 Counties, an Iowa-based meat marketing company focused on artisan local meat delivered within Iowa and the Chicagoland regions.

99 Counties was co-founded with a mission to change the relationship with farming and food by connecting local consumers with the highest-quality locally grown meat, and to be known as a regional food systems leader committed to farming practices that improve the health of humans, animals and the environment through regenerative agriculture. 99 Counties works with 23 family farmers, and five local processors in Iowa and Minnesota to offer consumers locally produced, high-quality meat located within a day’s drive.

Below is a list of programs available to specialty/organic producers through the Risk Management Agency (RMA) with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA):

Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) program which provides a risk management safety net for all commodities on the farm under one insurance policy for any farm with up to $17 million in insured revenue: https://www.rma.usda.gov/en/Policy-an...

Micro Farm program, improves upon WFRP for smaller producers with up to $350,000 in approved revenue: https://www.rma.usda.gov/en/Fact-Shee...

Transitional and Organic Grower Assistance (TOGA) program for agricultural producers who have crop insurance coverage on crops in transition to organic or certified organic grain and feed crops: https://www.rma.usda.gov/en/Policy-an...

IOA is advancing organic agriculture and food systems in Iowa. To support Iowa's growing organic movement, please consider a donation or becoming a member, business member or a sponsor.

For more information, visit our website - www.iowaorganic.org:
-- Business Member: https://bit.ly/IOABusinessMembership
-- Sponsor: https://bit.ly/IOASponsorships
-- Donate: https://bit.ly/IOADonate

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