DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today announced that he will be visiting Calhoun, Woodbury, Plymouth, Ida, Crawford and Carroll Counties on Monday, December 14 and Tuesday December 15. With these visits Northey will complete his 3rd annual tour to visit each of Iowa’s 99 counties.
The meetings are open to all residents and are an opportunity for Northey to discuss agriculture and the issues facing farmers in the state.
Northey will be hosting town meetings Rockwell City, Le Mars, Ida Grove and Denison. He will also speak to National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) members in Sioux City and the Manning Rotary.
“Iowa agriculture is so big and diverse, these meetings are a chance for me to get out of Des Moines and see what issues farmers are facing across the state,” Northey said. “I hope farmers and rural residents will come out and share issues, ideas and challenges that are facing Iowa agriculture.”
The details of the visits follow here:
Monday, Dec. 14, 2009
Calhoun County – 9:00 a.m., Farm Bureau Office, 846 High St., Rockwell City
Woodbury County – 12:00 p.m., Speak to NFIB Area Action Council, Bev’s On The River, 1110 Larsen Park Rd., Sioux City
Plymouth County – 2:30 p.m., Farm Bureau Financial Services Office, 21 Ave. NE, Le Mars
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009
Ida County – 8:00 a.m., Farm Bureau Office, 409 2nd St., Ida Grove
Crawford County – 10:00 a.m., Farm Bureau Office, 204 N 7th St., Denison
Carroll County – 12:00 p.m., Speak to Manning Rotary, Manning Regional Healthcare Center meeting room, 410 Main St., Manning
Bill Northey is serving his first term as Secretary of Agriculture. Northey is a fourth-generation corn and soybean farmer from Spirit Lake, Iowa. His priorities as Secretary of Agriculture are expanding opportunities in renewable energy, encouraging conservation and stewardship, and telling the story of Iowa agriculture.
