DES MOINES (Lee-Gazette Des Moines Bureau) — Expanding farm zoning exemptions, expanding tax exemptions, prioritizing young and beginning farmers in state grant programs, and making a local food purchasing pilot program permanent are among measures in legislation proposed by Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig.
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