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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
NORTHEY TO SPEAK AT EXPORTING WORKSHOP, ENCOURAGES BUSINESSES TO CONSIDER ATTENDING(Read More)
NORTHEY TO HOST TOWN MEETING IN MAQUOKETA ON JULY 7 (Read More)
NORTHEY: MORE THAN $5 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS (Read More)
Hugoson, Northey call on USDA Secretary to help struggling pork producers (Read More)
PAM LARSON OF ELLSWORTH NAMED JUNE WERGIN GOOD FARM NEIGHBOR RECIPIENT (Read More)
NORTHEY TO VISIT ELDORA, GRUNDY CENTER AND TOLEDO ON JULY 2 (Read More)
NORTHEY TO HOST TOWN MEETING IN CLARION ON JUNE 29 (Read More)
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ANNOUNCES THAT GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP PROMOTE SPECIALTY CROPS (Read More)
NORTHEY ENCOURAGES FARMERS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HAY AND STRAW DIRECTORY (Read More)
NORTHEY: $242,767 TO IOWA THROUGH SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT (Read More)
NORTHEY TO VISIT LEON, MT. AYR, BEDFORD, CRESTON AND OSCEOLA ON JUNE 23 (Read More)
