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Meet Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey is a fourth-generation Iowa farmer that grows corn and soybeans on his farm near Spirit Lake. He started farming with his grandfather, Sid Northey, after graduating from Iowa State University in 1981.
The people of Iowa elected Northey to be Secretary of Agriculture in November of 2006 and he was sworn in on January 2, 2007. Northey ran on a platform of expanding opportunities in renewable energy, promoting conservation and stewardship, and telling the story of Iowa agriculture. (Read More)
Latest News
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RECEIVES $103,000 TO PROMOTE SPECIALTY CROPS ACROSS THE STATE (Read More)
NORTHEY ANNOUNCES MAY GOOD FARM NEIGHBOR AWARD WINNER (Read More)
Century and Heritage Farms – A Rich Iowa Legacy Read More)
Avian Cholera at Rush Lake in Palo Alto Co.(Read More)
NORTHEY ENCOURAGES IOWANS TO REGISTER PESTICIDE SENSITIVE CROPS AND APIARIES(Read More)
NORTHEY ANNOUNCES JANUARY GOOD FARM NEIGHBOR AWARD WINNER (Read More)
NORTHEY UNVEILS NEW WEBSITE FOR IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP(Read More)
NORTHEY ANNOUNCES APRIL GOOD FARM NEIGHBOR AWARD WINNER (Read More)
NORTHEY HIGHLIGHTS UPDATED REQUIREMENTS TO PROTECT IOWA CATTLE FOLLOWING TUBERCULOSIS OUTBREAK IN MINNESOTA (Read More)
