Bill Northey, who served as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture from 2007 to 2018 and as undersecretary for farm production and conservation at U.S. Department of Agriculture from 2018 to 2021, has passed away unexpectedly at the age of 64.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff immediately and remain at half-staff until sunset on the day of Northey’s funeral and internment.
“Bill was a great leader whose work ethic and passion for Iowa agriculture was unmatched. Iowans and farmers around the country were fortunate to have such a rock-solid…
