Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa, Press

Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award Nomination Deadline Extended to May 22

May 5, 2026

Weekly Crop Progress and Condition Report

May 4, 2026

Secretary Naig Highlights Legislative Wins for Iowa Agriculture, Clean Water

May 3, 2026

Secretary Naig Issues Statement on USDA Confirmation of Pseudorabies in Swine Herds in Iowa and Texas

Apr 30, 2026

Secretary Naig Thanks Iowa Senate for Unanimous Passage of Iowa Farm Act

Apr 28, 2026

Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report

Apr 27, 2026

Iowa’s Official America250 Tree Planted on Arbor Day at the Iowa State Fairgrounds

Apr 24, 2026

Weekly Fuel Report

Apr 23, 2026

Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report

Apr 20, 2026

Secretary Naig and INREC Launch Nitrogen Soil Sampling Project to Help Farmers Save Money, Benefit Water Quality

Apr 13, 2026

Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report

Apr 13, 2026

Secretary Naig Applauds Bi-Partisan House Passage of Iowa Farm Act

Apr 8, 2026

Secretary Naig Invites Students to Enter the 2026 Choose Iowa Calendar Contest as Part of Iowa’s America250 Celebration

Apr 7, 2026

Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report

Apr 6, 2026

Secretary Naig Highlights Savings from E15 in Iowa's Annual Retailers’ Fuel Gallons Report

Apr 1, 2026

Secretary Naig Presents 2026 Ag Leader Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Iowa Agriculture

Mar 31, 2026

Secretary Naig to Present the Tupper Family with the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award

Mar 31, 2026

Secretary Naig Awards 30 Value-Added Grants as Momentum Behind Choose Iowa Continues to Build

Mar 30, 2026

Secretary Naig Issues Statement on the Trump Administration’s RFS Volumes

Mar 27, 2026

Secretary Naig to Present the Eickman Family with the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award

Mar 25, 2026

Secretary Naig Announces 33 Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Grants to Expand E15 Access Across Iowa

Mar 20, 2026

Secretary Naig Invites Iowans to Celebrate Iowa Ag Week March 23-30

Mar 19, 2026

Secretary Naig, Iowa 4-H, Iowa FFA Announce Statewide Tree Planting Initiative in Honor of America250

Mar 12, 2026

Nominate a Conservation Leader for the Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award

Mar 5, 2026

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in a Multi-Species Backyard Flock in Buena Vista County

Mar 4, 2026

Secretary Naig Extends Popular Cattle and Conservation Working Lands Project

Mar 3, 2026

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in a Multi-Species Backyard Flock in Washington County

Mar 3, 2026

Secretary Naig Welcomes Applications for Third Year of Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grants

Mar 2, 2026

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Multi-Species Backyard Flocks in Keokuk and Van Buren Counties

Feb 25, 2026

Secretary Naig Announces Availability of Specialty Crop Block Grants

Feb 19, 2026

Secretary Naig Invites Applications for Century and Heritage Farm Recognition as Part of Iowa’s America250 Celebrations

Feb 18, 2026

Secretary Naig Urges Congress to Find Agreement to Make Year-Round E15 Available Nationwide

Feb 16, 2026

Secretary Naig Recognizes Conservation Leaders at 2026 Iowa Agribusiness Showcase and Conference

Feb 11, 2026

Secretary Naig Leads Bipartisan, Multi-State Letter Emphasizing the Importance of Competition Across Agriculture

Jan 28, 2026

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in a Multi-Species Game Bird Hatchery in Kossuth County

Jan 28, 2026

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in a Mixed Species Flock in Kossuth County

Jan 22, 2026

Secretary Naig Presents the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award to Gregg and Liddy Hora at Iowa Pork Congress

Jan 21, 2026

Secretary Naig Supports WOTUS Updates, Urges Additional Relief to Accelerate Conservation Efforts and Improve Water Quality

Jan 15, 2026

Secretary Naig Announces Karde's Convenience Store and Pilot Travel Centers as 2026 Renewable Fuels Marketing Award Recipients

Jan 14, 2026

Secretary Naig Comments on Gov. Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

Jan 13, 2026

Secretary Naig Comments on USDA’s Annual State and National Crop Production Summary

Jan 12, 2026

Secretary Naig to Present the Brooke Family with the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award

Jan 7, 2026

Secretary Naig Congratulates Starlyn Perdue on her Appointment as Iowa's Farm Service Agency Director

Jan 6, 2026

Secretary Naig to Introduce First-Ever Iowa Farm Act to Strengthen Iowa Agriculture in 2026 Legislative Session

Jan 6, 2026

Secretary Naig Congratulates Doug Hoelscher on Appointment as Minister-Counselor to the U.S. Mission to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Jan 6, 2026