The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) and Uni­versity of Iowa Athletic Department’s America Needs Farmers (ANF) initiative recently announced a donation of $18,500 to the Iowa Food Bank Association, putting the total dollars contributed to food banks since the initiative was announced five years ago to over $100,000.

The donation is especially timely given the rising costs of turkey, a holiday meal staple in homes across Iowa, combined with higher demand and lower...