Bill
Northey
Title: Secretary
Organization: Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
Office Phone: 515-281-5322
Office Fax: 515-281-6236
Mailing
Wallace Building
502 East 9th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Shipping
Wallace Building
502 East 9th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Bill Northey is a fourth generation farmer from Spirit Lake, Iowa who grows corn and soybeans. Northey returned to Spirit Lake to farm with his grandfather after graduating from Iowa State University in 1981.
He is serving his first term as Secretary of Agriculture after being elected in November 2006.
As Secretary, Northey has committed to traveling to each of Iowa's 99 counties to hear from farmers and rural residents with a stake in the future of agriculture. These meetings allow him to listen to their needs and better lead the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship as it seeks to serve the people of the state.
His priorities as Secretary of Agriculture are advancing the opportunities available through renewable energy, promoting conservation and stewardship, adn telling the story of Iowa agriculture.