The Committee will meet quarterly, and each meeting will include a topical presentation related to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s Division of Soil Conservation and Water Quality. They will provide important feedback related to the Department’s soil and water programs and assist with outreach efforts to spur new ideas or partnerships to explore. The meetings will also provide an opportunity for interaction with the core conservation partnerships of the Department, which includes NRCS, Conservation Districts of Iowa, Extension and DNR. The Committee also hosts a summer conservation tour, an annual tradition that dates back more than four decades.
While there is currently one vacancy for a Southwest Iowa Farmer that will be filled soon, the following members, appointed by Secretary Naig, are listed in alphabetical order by last name:
Bruce Barnhart
Melbourne
Representative of Agribusiness
Dennis Carlson
Hampton
North Central Iowa Farmer and Tree Farmer Representative
Steve Hofmann
Lamoni
South Central Iowa Farmer
Jody Kerns
Edgewood
Northeast Iowa Farmer and Tree Farmer Representative
Mike McGhee
Indianola
Representative from a City or Town
Colleen Miller
Albert City
Northwest Iowa Farmer
Luke Monat
Urbandale
Representative from Engineering Firm or Land Contracting Industry
Ramona Nitz
Cherokee
Representative from a Soil and Water Conservation District
Kent Stuart
West Branch
Southeast Iowa Farmer
John Tuthill
DeWitt
Representative of Iowa’s Mining Industry
Ashley Utt
Bloomfield
Representative of an Organization involved in Conservation or Outdoor Recreation
Source : iowaagriculture.gov