Secretary of agriculture shares goals in Hampton

     Regulations and the reputation of farmers were topics of discussion when Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey paid a visit to Hampton last week.

     The Nov. 10 presentation took place at the Iowa State University Extension office and was attended by about 25 people.

     Northey said a free market – not regulations – should determine farming decisions, and shared his non-regulatory views on water quality. He said water policy is not best understood by lawmakers but by farmers, and urged engagement on the issues.

     “I’m not going to tell you how to farm your farm,” he said. “A regulatory effort is not needed.”

     Read the full article in the November 19 edition of the papers.

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