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Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa
Incumbent Mike Naig since March 5, 2018
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Type	Secretary of Agriculture
Formation	1923
First holder	Raymond W. Cassady

The secretary of agriculture of Iowa is an elected position in government of the U.S. state of Iowa that was created in 1923 by the extra session of the 40th General Assembly. The secretary of agriculture heads the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, which is responsible for managing land and helping farmers in the state.

Background

Directly and indirectly, agriculture has always been a major component of Iowa's economy. However, the direct production and sale of raw agricultural products contributes only about 3.5% of Iowa's gross state product.

The indirect role of agriculture in Iowa's economy can be measured in multiple ways, but its total impact, including agriculture-affiliated business, has been measured at 16.4% in terms of value added and 24.3% in terms of total output. This is lower than the economic impact in Iowa of non-farm manufacturing, which accounts for 22.4% of total value added and 26.5% of total output.

Iowa's main agricultural outputs are hogs, corn, soybeans, oats, cattle, eggs and dairy products. Iowa is the nation's largest producer of ethanol and corn. Major Iowa agricultural product processors include Cargill, Inc., Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Monsanto Company, Ajinomoto and Hy-Vee.

List of secretaries of agriculture of Iowa

#	Picture	Secretary	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
1.		Raymond W. Cassady	1923	1924	Republican
–		R. G. Clark	1924	1924	Republican	Served only as interim Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa.
2.		Mark G. Thornburg	1924	1933	Republican
3.		Ray Murray	1933	1937	Democratic
4.		Thomas L. Curran	1937	1939	Democratic
5.		Mark G. Thornburg	1939	1943	Republican
6.		Harry D. Linn	1943	1950	Republican
7.		Clyde Spry	1950	1961	Republican	Appointed upon resignation of Linn in June 1950.
8.		L. B. Liddy	1961	1965	Republican	Appointed upon death of Spry in June 1961.
9.		Kenneth Owen	1965	1967	Democratic
10.		L. B. Liddy	1967	1973	Republican
11.		Robert H. Lounsberry	1973	1987	Republican
12.		Dale M. Cochran	1987	1999	Democratic
13.		Patty Judge	1999	2007	Democratic
14.		Bill Northey	2007	2018	Republican	Resigned to become U.S. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services.
15.		Mike Naig	2018	Incumbent	Republican

References

1. What Does The Department Do? Archived October 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. Accessed July 2, 2009.
2. Des Moines:Iowa Legislative Services Agency. 2007 Iowa Factbook Archived December 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. p. 59.
3. Swenson, David A.; Eathington, Liesl (December 2002). "Multiple Measures of the Role of Agriculture in Iowa's Economy". Staff General Research Papers Archive.

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U.S. senators	Chuck Grassley Joni Ernst
State government	Kim Reynolds, Governor Chris Cournoyer, Lieutenant Governor Paul Pate, Secretary of State Brenna Bird, Attorney General Rob Sand, Auditor Roby Smith, Treasurer Mike Naig, Agriculture Secretary
State Senate	Amy Sinclair, President Brad Zaun, President pro tempore Jack Whitver, Majority Leader Pam Jochum, Minority Leader
State House	Pat Grassley, Speaker John Wills, Speaker pro tempore Matt Windschitl, Majority Leader Jennifer Konfrst, Minority Leader
Supreme Court (appointed, retained by election)	Susan Christensen, Chief Justice Christopher McDonald Edward Mansfield Thomas D. Waterman Dana Oxley Matthew McDermott David N. May, Associate Justices

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