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For Immediate Release
Friday, June 19, 2009

NORTHEY TO VISIT ELDORA, GRUNDY CENTER AND TOLEDO ON JULY 2
Visits are part of Effort to Meet with Iowans in each of the State’s 99 Counties

Contact: Dustin Vande Hoef
515-281-3375 or 515/326-1616 (cell)

DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today announced that he will be holding town meetings in Hardin, Grundy and Tama Counties on Thursday, July 2 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 town meetings at the Farm Bureau offices in Eldora, Grundy Center and Toledo.

“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:

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Hardin County – 9:30 a.m., Farm Bureau Office, 1317 14th Ave., Eldora

Grundy County – 11:00 a.m., Farm Bureau Office, 602 8th St., Grundy Center

Tama County – 1:00 p.m., Farm Bureau Office, 115 N. Main, Toledo

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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