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Welcome to the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Bill Northey

Meet Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey is a fourth-generation Iowa farmer that grows corn and soybeans on his farm near Spirit Lake. He started farming with his grandfather, Sid Northey, after graduating from Iowa State University in 1981.

The people of Iowa elected Northey to be Secretary of Agriculture in November of 2006 and he was sworn in on January 2, 2007. Northey ran on a platform of expanding opportunities in renewable energy, promoting conservation and stewardship, and telling the story of Iowa agriculture. (Read More)

Latest News

NORTHEY ANNOUNCES EMERGENCY WAIVER OF GASOLINE VOLATILITY STANDARD TO ENSURE ADEQUATE SUPPLY FOLLOWING HURRICANES (Read More)

NORTHEY TO VISIT HANCOCK, WINNEBAGO, AND WORTH COUNTIES SEPTEMBER 25 TO VISIT WITH IOWANS (Read More)

NORTHEY ANNOUNCES $3.5 MILLION APPROVED FOR 9 WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ACROSS THE STATE (Read More)

DAN AND JANA DENNISON OF KNOXVILLE NAMED SEPTEMBER WERGIN GOOD FARM NEIGHBOR (Read More)

NORTHEY HIGHLIGHTS RESRICTIONS ON BRINGING CATTLE FROM MONTANA INTO STATE FOLLOWING DISCOVERY OF BRUCELLOSIS (Read More)

NORTHEY TO VISIT THREE NORTHWEST IOWA COUNTIES SEPTEMER 5 (Read More)

State Lawsuit:  Pronto Markets in Sumner and Fairbank Sold E85 Blended Fuel as Unleaded Regular or 10% Ethanol (Read More)

USDA 2008 Crop Production Report (Read More)

NORTHEY TO VISIT JEFFERSON, GUTHRIE CENTER AUGUST 22 (Read More)

NORTHEY TO VISIT THREE SOUTHEAST IOWA COUNTIES AUGUST 21 (Read More)

IOWA DEPARMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARM BUREAU TO RECOGNIZE CENTURY AND HERITAGE FARMS AT THE STATE FAIR THIS WEEK (Read More)

NORTHEY TO VISIT GRUNDY COUNTY AUGUST 19 TO VISIT WITH IOWANS (Read More)

IOWA EFFORTS TO SURVEY FOR EMERALD ASH BORER HIGHLIGHTED FOLLOWING DISCOVERY OF INSECT IN NEIGHBORING STATES (Read More)

NORTHEY INVITES IOWANS TO SEE IT SNOW AT THE IOWA STATE FAIR (Read More)

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP OFFICIALS BRIEF REBUILD IOWA COMMISSION ON DAMAGE TO CONSERVATION PRACTICES FROM FLOODING (Read More)

NORTHEY TO VISIT ALLAMAKEE COUNTY AUGUST 6 TO VISIT WITH IOWANS (Read More)

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