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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)
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Pork Exports Banned by China (Read More)

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS GRAIN DEALER LICENSE OF PLYMOUTH ENERGY, LLC. IN MERRILL (Read More)

H1N1 Virus (Read More)

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REVOKES GRAIN DEALER AND WAREHOUSE LICENSE OF THE SEED COMPANY, INC. IN LYNNVILLE (Read More)

California Low Carbon Fuel Rule (Read More)

NORTHEY ANNOUNCES ONE MONTH DEADLINE FOR ELIGIBLE FARMS TO APPLY FOR 2009 CENTURY AND HERITAGE FARM PROGRAMS (Read More)

Think Safety, Responsibility when using Pesticides and Fertilizers on Yard (Read More)

NORTHEY TO VISIT WAPELLO, MEDIAPOLIS AND MOUNT PLEASANT ON MAY 6 (Read More)

NORTHEY REMINDS HOMEOWNERS SPRING AN IDEAL TIME TO EXAMINE AND IMPROVE THE SOIL QUALITY IN YOUR YARD (Read More)

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REVOKES GRAIN DEALER LICENSE OF WATKINS ELEVATOR, INC. IN WATKINS (Read More)

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