Alabama, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin are the top 10 states with federally funded local food projects, according to the
U.S. Department of Agriculture's state-by-state
"Made in Rural America" report released on Tuesday.
(USDA graphic: Alabama report. Reports are available for every state)
USDA has invested more than $800 million in 29,100 local and regional food business and infrastructure projects in rural America over the past six years, with local food sales topping $11.7 billion in 2014, according to industry estimates, reports USDA. (
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