DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today announced that he will be visiting Humboldt, Pocahontas, Buena Vista and Dickinson Counties on Wednesday, July 29 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 Humboldt, Pocahontas and Storm Lake. He will then visit the Dickinson County Fair in Spirit Lake.
“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:
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Humboldt County – 10:30 a.m., Farm Bureau Office, 1011 12th Ave., Humboldt
Pocahontas County – 12:30 p.m., Farm Bureau Office, 100 E. Elm, Pocahontas
Buena Vista County – 2:30 p.m., Farm Bureau Office, 1707 Lake Ave., Storm Lake
Dickinson County – 5:00 p.m., Dickinson County Fair, 1602 15th Street, Spirit Lake
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.
