Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the 2024 Iowa Crop Production Annual Summary this week, saying:
“Iowa’s resilient farmers battled another year of rollercoaster weather conditions.” Spring started with the lingering historic drought and a record number of tornadoes, summer brought devastating floods and other severe weather, and dry conditions led to an uninterrupted fall harvest. Despite those challenges, Iowa’s farmers once again produced another robust corn and soybean crop,” said Secretary Naig. “Strong productivity must be met with strong market demand. Naig remains committed to building new and expand existing markets for Iowa products.
With the Iowa legislative session beginning on Monday, January 13th. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig named a few other issues that the Department of Agriculture will be focused on including the environment: like soil conservation and water quality, promoting the Choose Iowa Program and animal diseases.