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For Immediate Release: Monday, July 9, 2018
Stops planned in Creston, Winterset, Grundy
Center, Shell Rock, New Hampton, Decorah, Manchester, Boone, Marshalltown, Rockwell
City, Fort Dodge and Eagle Grove during the week
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced
that he will be making stops in Union,
Madison, Grundy, Butler, Chickasaw, Winneshiek, Delaware, Boone, Marshall, Calhoun,
Webster and Wright Counties on July
10-14.
The details of the visits follow here:
Tuesday, July
10, 2018
Union County
– 1:30 p.m., tour ZFS Creston, LLC, 1310 E. Howard St., Creston
Madison County
– 4:00 p.m., tour Covered Bridges
Winery, 2207 170th Trail, Winterset
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Grundy County – 10:30 a.m., tour
Environmental Lubricants Manufacturing (ELM), 311 B Ave., Grundy Center
Butler County – 12:00 p.m., tour
Unverferth Manufacturing, 27612 Temple Ave., Shell Rock
Chickasaw County – 2:00 p.m., tour Five
Star Cooperative, 1949 N. Linn Ave., New Hampton
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Winneshiek County – 10:00 a.m., visit
the Winneshiek County Fair, 900 E Main St., Decorah
Delaware County – 2:30 p.m., visit the
Delaware County Fair, 200 E. Acers St., Manchester
Friday, July 13, 2018
Boone County – 10:00 a.m., participate
in the ISU Monarch Conservation Summit and Field Day, 1928 240th
St., Boone
Marshall County – 12:00 p.m., visit the
Marshall County Fair, 1308 E Olive St, Marshalltown
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Calhoun County - 1:00 p.m., visit the
Calhoun County Fair, 412 High St., Rockwell City
Webster County – 3:00 p.m., visit the
Webster County Fair, 22770 Old Hwy 169, Fort Dodge
Wright County – 5:30 p.m., visit the
Wright County Fair, 901 SE 1st St., Eagle Grove
Naig was appointed by Governor Kim Reynolds to succeed Bill
Northey as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture on Monday, March 5, 2018. Prior to
that, he had served as Iowa Deputy Secretary of Agriculture for Northey since
September 2013.
As Secretary, he is committed to leading efforts to protect
consumers, expanding economic opportunities for Iowans and advocating in Iowa
and around the globe on behalf of the hard-working men and women who keep us
fed and fueled.
Mike Naig grew up on a family farm in the northwest corner
of the state near Cylinder, Iowa and he continues to be involved in the
operation today.
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For more information, contact Dustin Vande Hoef, (515) 281-3375 or (515) 326-1616 (cell) or Dustin.VandeHoef@IowaAgriculture.gov
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