Telling Our Story: The Future of Iowa's Farm Families
Bill Northey
Tuesday, 30 Sep 2014 at 7:00 pm – Dolezal Auditorium, 127 Curtiss Hall
Bill Northey is serving his second term as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. He is a fourth generation farmer from Spirit Lake. Northey returned to the family farm after graduating from Iowa State in 1981 with an Agricultural Business degree. He has served Iowa agriculture in numerous capacities, including as a former president of the National Corn Growers Association, as an active member of the Iowa Farm Bureau, as a Dickinson County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner, and as cofounder and president of Innovative Growers. The 2014 William K. Deal Endowed Leadership Lecture and part of CALS WeekCosponsored By:
- CALS Week
- College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
- William K. Deal Endowed Leadership Lecture Fund
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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