A dairy project in Cherokee County is among 15 awarded a Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grant.
Cornbelt Dairy in Marcus is receiving 100 thousand dollars to go toward two robotic milkers. The total project budget is over 422 thousand dollars.
The cost-share grants will help expand on-farm dairy processing, and incorporate labor-saving technology to help increase the availability of Iowa dairy products for consumers.
The Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grant recipients were announced Wednesday by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig. The grants assist dairies with investments in pasteurization equipment, packaging and bottling products, milking robots, health monitoring, automated feeding systems, cleaning assistance, and more.
