DES MOINES, Iowa (July 1, 2019) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “The much needed warmer temperatures have helped the crops progress,” said Secretary Naig. “Some parts […]
DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the appointment of Kayla Lyon to Director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, effective July 8. Lyon will replace Bruce Trautman, who has served as the acting director since May 2018. “As my legislative liaison and lead policy advisor on agriculture and natural resources, Kayla oversaw […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (June 24, 2019) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “The cool, wet weather pattern persisted across much of the state last week,” said Secretary […]
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 2.4 percent in May. The state’s jobless rate was 2.6 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate held steady at 3.6 percent in May. “I have run out of superlatives to describe our consistently low unemployment rate, but we continue to surpass all […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (June 17, 2019) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “There were 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork last week and farmers took advantage of the […]
DES MOINES – Earlier today, Gov. Reynolds participated in a roundtable at the White House to discuss workforce freedom and mobility where she was able to highlight Iowa’s strong labor market and workforce opportunities. Reynolds specifically highlighted the Future Ready Iowa Initiative, occupational licensing reform, and how these efforts are expanding economic opportunity for Iowans. […]
Week of June 3-9, 2019 DES MOINES, Iowa (June 10, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Farmers finally got a much needed break from the rain […]
DES MOINES – Secretary of State Paul Pate announces Iowans set a record for most new business filings in a single month, for the second month in a row. During May 2019 Pate’s Business Services Division processed 2,512 new business ventures. The previous high, set in April, was 2,326. “This is a very positive economic […]
Farmers Affected by Flooding DES MOINES, Iowa (June 4, 2019) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following statement in response to the announcement that the House passed the federal disaster aid bill last night. “I want to thank Gov. Reynolds for her continued leadership and our congressional delegation for including provisions in […]
Week of May 27-June 2, 2019 DES MOINES, Iowa (June 3, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “It has been another challenging week weather-wise for farmers […]
