By Sam Parsons

Mahaska County Farm Bureau hosted their annual Breakfast Battle at the Oskaloosa Hy-Vee and the Oskaloosa Fareway this morning. The event was hosted in recognition of National Ag Week, and it featured a grocery store race between area businesses and organizations, with proceeds raised to benefit food-insecure families of Mahaska County.

Mahaska County Farm Bureau board member Lucas DeBruin spoke with the No Coast Network and described the breakfast battle and its purpose.

Participating businesses and organizations included Farm Credit Services of Oskaloosa, James McNaul Farm Bureau Insurance, Bank Iowa, Outer Limits Truck Repair, Full Bloom Brewhouse, and the North Mahaska FFA. DeBruin talked about some of the other organizations that the Farm Bureau was working with to make the breakfast battle possible.

All participating businesses contributed matching donations to further aid food-insecure families in the area.