DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today announced that he will be visiting each of Iowa’s 99 counties again in 2010. As part of the effort he will kick-off his tour with meetings in Franklin, Butler, Bremer and Black Hawk Counties on Thursday, January 28. The meetings give Northey an opportunity to hear from Iowans and discuss agriculture and the issues facing farmers in the state.
Northey will be hosting town meetings Hampton, Allison and Waverly. He will also speak to members of the John Deere Supervisors Club in Waterloo.
“I’ve enjoyed these meetings and learned a lot from them during the past three years and look forward to seeing what issues are important to farmers 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:
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010
Franklin County – 11:00 a.m., Franklin Rural Electric Cooperative, 1560 Highway 65, Hampton
Butler County – 1:30 p.m., Farm Bureau Office, 422 North Main, Allison
Bremer County – 3:30 p.m., Farm Bureau Office, 2018 E. Bremer Ave., Waverly
Black Hawk County – 5:30 p.m., Speak to John Deere Supervisors Club, 3265 DeWitt Road, Waterloo
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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