Mike Naig
What this job does: Leads the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, which oversees farm rules, food and animal safety, soil and water programs, and scales and fuel pumps. Serves a 4-year term.
- Current office
- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
- Occupation
- Secretary of agriculture
- Lives in
- Des Moines
Background
- Naig grew up near Cylinder in northwest Iowa and is still part of the family century farm. source: iowacapitaldispatch.com
- Naig was elected secretary of agriculture in 2018 and reelected in 2022. source: iowacapitaldispatch.com
In their own words
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- "Clean water is non-negotiable – everybody, every Iowan, deserves access to clean water." source: iowacapitaldispatch.com
- Naig says farm profitability is "at the center of everything." source: iowacapitaldispatch.com
- Naig points to the state's response to foreign animal diseases as a top accomplishment. source: iowacapitaldispatch.com
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