Hi everyone – it’s nice to be back in Iowa. I’m home for the April Congressional Recess and I will be holding town hall meetings focusing on the new farm bill. My town meetings will be in Audubon, Adair, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Hancock, Harrison, Humboldt, Kossuth, Pottawattamie, Shelby, Winnebago and Wright Counties. Please read my press release for details:

In my Kossuth County Town Hall Meeting I will be presenting Melvin Faber of Burt with a Bronze Star for his heroic service in the Vietnam War. I will be joining Jason Faber, Melvin’s son to present the Bronze Star to Melvin.

In addition to my town meetings I will also visit Lincare in Spencer, Sioux Central School in Sioux Rapids, Sac City Junior/Senior High School and Dobson Pipe Organ Builders in Lake City. I will also speak at the grand opening of the Freedom Fuels, LLC Biodiesel Manufacturing Plant in Mason City, the USDA Rural Development state meeting for employees hosted in Des Moines and the Pocahontas Rotary Club.

I want to hear more about what farmers want in a new farm bill. Of course, if you have questions or comments on topics other than the farm bill, I’ll be happy to talk about those topics, too. I hope to see you all next week, but if I’m not in your area don’t hesitate to contact me.