Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Iowa Learning Farms' August Webinar: Iowa Ag Secretary Bill Northey

Date: Wednesday, August 15th, 2012

Start: 11:30 am

Location: Online webinar

Contact: John Lundvall, ILF field coordinator, 515-294-5429

The Iowa Learning Farms’ August webinar will feature a conversation with Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey at the Iowa State Fair.

Secretary Northey will visit with ILF program managers Jacqueline Comito and Matt Helmers on the fairgrounds. The interview will cover a variety of issues including the state of agriculture today and what the future holds for Iowa farmers. Northey will be able to answer questions from webinar participants via the Adobe Connect chat box as well.

Northey is a fourth generation farmer from Spirit Lake who grows corn and soybeans. He returned to Spirit Lake to farm with his grandfather after graduating from Iowa State University in 1981. He is serving his second term as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture after being reelected in November of 2010.

The webinar is part of a series, hosted by ILF, held on the third Wednesday of each month. The webinars are held over the noon hour through Adobe Connect. All that is needed to participate is a computer with Internet access. The topics discussed will be beneficial for technical service providers, watershed project coordinators, Extension specialists and anyone else interested in the topic of the month.

Related information

Listen ot the archived webinar [Adobe Connect website]

View other ILF webinars  www.extension.iastate.edu/ilf

About Iowa Learning Farms: ILF is a partnership between the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa State University Extension, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the US EPA (section 319); in cooperation with Conservation Districts of Iowa and the Iowa Farm Bureau.