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DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today announced that he will be holding town meetings in Decatur, Ringgold, Taylor and Union Counties on Tuesday, June 23 as part of his effort to visit each of Iowa’s 99 counties again in 2009 to meet with Iowans and discuss agriculture and the issues facing farmers in the state.
Northey will be hosting a town meeting in Leon, Mt. Ayr, Bedford and Creston. Northey will also be attending an Open House at the Clarke County Diversity Garden in Osceola.
“I’ve learned from the meetings I’ve attended in each of the counties over the past two years and I’m sure this year will be no different,” Northey said. “It’s a challenging time on and off the farm and I’m excited to hear from Iowans about the issues facing agriculture.”
The details of the visits follow here:
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Decatur County – 9:00 a.m., Farm Bureau Office, 118 N. Main St., Leon
Ringgold County – 11:00 a.m., Southwest Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative, Community Room, 1502 West South St. Mt. Ayr
Taylor County – 1:30 p.m., Farm Bureau Office, 607 Pollock Blvd., Bedford
Union County – 3:30 p.m., Farm Bureau Office, 206 N Elm St., Creston
Clarke County – 5:15 p.m., Clarke County Diversity Garden Open House, Community Gardens, 2215 N. Main (behind Clarke County Farm Bureau office), Osceola
Northey, a corn and soybean farmer from Spirit Lake, is serving his first term as Secretary of Agriculture. His priorities as Secretary of Agriculture are the opportunities in renewable energy, conservation and stewardship, and telling the story of Iowa agriculture.
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