DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today announced that he will be visiting Hamilton, Wright and Hancock Counties on Tuesday, March 23 as part of his effort to visit each of Iowa’s 99 counties again in 2010 to meet with Iowans and discuss agriculture and the issues facing farmers in the state.
Northey will speak to the Main Street Kiwanis Club in Webster City and then host town meetings in Clarion and Garner.
“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:
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Hamilton County – 6:45 a.m., Speak to Main Street Kiwanis Club, County Kitchen, Intersection of Highways 20 and 17, Webster City
Wright County – 10:00 a.m., Prairie Energy Cooperative, 2099 Hwy 3 West, Clarion
Hancock County – 12:30 p.m., Farm Bureau, 65 State St., Garner
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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