Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig made a stop Thursday at the Tyson Feed Mill in Storm Lake as part of his annual visit to all of the state’s 99 counties…
Naig, who is a Buena Vista University graduate, talked turkey industry dynamics with Tyson officials…
Naig also heard about a collaboration between Tyson and BVU in the field that surrounds the feed mill…
Naig continues to encourage farmers to be mindful of biosecurity to prevent more cases of avian influenza…
Naig said it’s been a challenging season for growing crops, especially in northwest Iowa…
Although Naig said he hasn’t given up hope that a new Farm Bill will be passed, he said it’s looking more likely that there will end up being another one-year extension of the current one.
Naig also made stops in Calhoun, Crawford, and Carroll counties on Thursday.