Dustin Vande Hoef
Communications Director
515/281-3375 or 515/326-1616 (cell)
or Dustin.VandeHoef@IowaAgriculture.gov
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today announced that he will be visiting Floyd, Allamakee, Hancock, Winnebago and Worth Counties on August 26, 27 and 30 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 host town meetings in Charles City, Forest City and Northwood. He will also attend the Northeast Iowa RC&D Annual Appreciation BBQ in Postville, the Feed Ranch Grand Opening in Waukon, and the SciMax Field Day near Goodell.
“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, Aug. 26 2010
Floyd County – 3:00 p.m., Town Meeting, Farm Bureau Office, 1102 Gilbert St., Charles City
Allamakee County – 5:30 p.m., Attend Northeast Iowa RC&D Annual Appreciation BBQ, Big 4 Fairgrounds, JF Smith Drive and Maple, Postville
Friday, Aug. 27, 2010
Allamakee County – 4:00 p.m., Speak at Feed Ranch Grand Opening for the new facility, 615 Old Hwy 9, Waukon
Monday, Aug. 30, 2010
Hancock County – 10:00 a.m., Speak at SciMax Field Day, Hwy 69 and 140th St., Goodell
Winnebago County – 1:00 p.m., Town Meeting, Titonka Savings Bank Community Room, 101 Hwy 69 North, Forest City
Worth County – 3:00 p.m., Town Meeting, City Hall Council Chambers, 627 Central Ave., Northwood
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.
