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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: ELIGIBLE FARMS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO BE RECOGNIZED AS CENTURY OR HERITAGE FARM (Read More)
NORTHEY: SCHEDULE FOR 2010 FARMERS MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM TRAINING ANNOUCED, INTERESTED GROWERS ENCOURAGED TO ENROLL (Read More)
MEMORANDUM- A statement by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey regarding the budget proposal released by Iowa Governor Chet Culver (Read More)
“HEALTHY LAND, HEALTHY ECONOMIES, HEALTHY IOWA” IS THE FOCUS FOR IOWA CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP DAY (Read More)
PINGEL FAMILY OF CHEROKEE/BUENA VISTA COUNTY NAMED JANUARY WERGIN GOOD FARM NEIGHBOR AWARD WINNER (Read More)
NORTHEY: $275,000 TO IOWA THROUGH SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT (Read More)
NORTHEY TO VISIT EACH OF IOWA’S 99 COUNTIES AGAIN IN 2010, BEGINS TOUR WITH MEETINGS IN 4 NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITIES JAN. 28 (Read More)
RENEWABLE FUELS MARKETING AWARDS PRESENTED TO ELLIOTT OIL OF OTTUMWA AND FARM SERVICE COMPANY OF COUNCIL BLUFFS(Read More)
