Articles tagged under: Bill Northey

Northey to Posthumously Recieve AFBF Award

Published December 12, 2025

During next month’s American Farm Bureau Federation Convention, Bill Northey will be honored posthumously with the organization’s Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award.  Northey served as the USDA undersecretary for farm production and conservation during the first Trump Administration. Northey is…
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NASDA Tribute Honors Northey

Published October 1, 2024

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture honored former USDA Undersecretary Bill Northey with its Ambassador’s Circle Award. Northey also served as Iowa’s secretary of agriculture from 2007-to-2018. The award will now be known as the Bill Northey Legacy…
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Respected Ag Leader Passes

Published February 6, 2024

The agriculture community is in shock with the passing of former USDA Undersecretary of Agriculture Bill Northey. Northey, who was 64, was a farmer in northwest Iowa and former Iowa secretary of agriculture. Northey was president of the National Corn…
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Northey Takes on New Role

Published March 28, 2022

Bill Northey has been named the new CEO for the Agribusiness Association of Iowa. Northey was the president of the National Corn Growers Association in 1995-1996 and was elected as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture in 2006, 2010 and 2014. Most…
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A Sustainable Future

Published August 4, 2021

Sustainability and climate issues are a focus of the Biden administration. However, former USDA Undersecretary Bill Northey says the issue of sustainability is bigger than that. "It is something the business community and the international community cares about so I…
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A New Role for Northey

Published April 29, 2021

Former USDA Undersecretary Bill Northey will focus on agriculture, conservation and sustainability in his new consulting business venture, called WHNorthey. In addition to USDA, Northey served as Iowa's agriculture secretary.
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