Monsanto promises to award $2,500 to a Winneshiek County non-profit group

The Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Monsanto Company, says it will donate $2,500 to a local non-profit organization in the name of a Winneshiek County farmer.

The "America's Farmer's Grow Communities" program will award $2,500 in each of Iowa's 99 counties this year-- a total of $247,500 toward nonprofit organizations in rural communities.  One winner will be selected at random from each of the counties, with winners announced in January.

In Iowa, farmers can apply online at www.growcommunities.com, or call 1-877-267-3332 to apply by phone.  A $1 donation will be made to local United Way chapters for each farmer who signs up, to further enhance the investment in rural communities.