Central Nebraska Robinette Farms is like a “farm to table grocery store.” Robinette Farms will use a new Business Builder grant from the Heartland Regional Food Business Center to further strengthen its marketing and delivery capacity.
Nebraska food economy report provides enlightening view of local farm and food business potential.
Two Heartland Regional Food Business Center clients from the greater Kansas City region teamed up to raise chickens. One is a farm. The other is a restaurant in need of a steady, local supply of eggs and steady, affordable prices.
Round 1 of the Heartland Center’s Business Builder grant program received funding requests from 479 applicants totaling $20,021,077, with an average request of $41,798.