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Bill Northey

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)

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    STATEMENT BY NORTHEY REGARDING VERASUN BANKRUPTCY LETTER (Read More)

    NORTHEY: $1.2 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR WATER QUALITY AND FLOOD PREVENTION PROJECTS FROM CAPITAL REVENUE BONDS (Read More)

    NORTHEY TO VISIT CHARLES CITY, POSTVILLE, WAUKON, GOODELL, FOREST CITY AND NORTHWOOD ON AUG. 26, 27 AND 30 (Read More)

    IOWA DEPARMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARM BUREAU TO RECOGNIZE CENTURY AND HERITAGE FARMS ON TUESDAY AT THE STATE FAIR (Read More)

    LANSING FAMILY OF DUBUQUE COUNTY NAMED AUGUST WERGIN GOOD FARM NEIGHBOR AWARD WINNER (Read More)

    NORTHEY INVITES IOWANS TO VISIT FARMVILLE IN THE AG BUILDING AT THE IOWA STATE FAIR (Read More)

    NORTHEY TO VISIT NOELRIDGE FARMERS MARKET IN CEDAR RAPIDS ON WEDNESDAY (Read More)

    NORTHEY TO TOUR DAMAGE TO SOIL CONSERVATION STRUCTURES IN DELHI AREA ON WEDNESDAY (Read More)

    NORTHEY: NATIONAL FARMERS MARKET WEEK A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT ONE OF THE MORE THAN 220 FARMERS MARKETS IN IOWA (Read More)

    IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP DATABASE POTENTIALLY COMPROMISED (Read More)

    IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP RESPONDS TO AUDIT REPORT (Read More)

    NORTHEY: NEW SEED COUNT LABELING STANDARDS TO BENEFIT BOTH FARMERS AND SEED INDUSTRY(Read More)

    NORTHEY ENCOURAGES IOWANS TO CONSIDER RUNNING TO SERVE AS SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT COMMISSIONER (Read More)

    Iowa State Honors IDALS Water Chief as “Extraordinary Partner”(Read More)

    MISSISSIPPI FARMERS VISITING IOWA TO TOUR CONSERVATION PRACTICES, CONTINUE DISCUSSION OF EFFORTS TO REDUCE POLLUTION IN GULF OF MEXICO (Read More)

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