Investing in Iowa’s small meat processing plants could have positive local impacts in rural communities, according to a new report by Dave Swenson of RECAP. Click on the image left to access the report, and read the Leopold Center press release here. Swenson also completed a related study to provide data for the Iowa Local Food & Farm Plan that shows how increased demand in Iowa’s metropolitan areas for locally grown fruits and vegetables can have a positive impact on rural communities. That report can be found at http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/research/marketing_files/Swenson_Fruit_Veg.pdf.