An Iowan who was an administrator of the U-S-D-A’s Risk Management Agency is running for the Iowa Democratic Party’s nomination for state ag secretary. Tim Gannon, a Mingo native, says the state’s agricultural sector and rural Iowa face some big challenges.
Gannon, who lives in Des Moines, is a crop insurance agent and is farming with his dad and cousin on the family’s 950-acre farm near Mingo.
Protecting the state’s soil and water will keep “Iowa’s best and brightest” living in rural Iowa, according to Gannon. And Gannon says he hopes to be a bridge uniting those who practice “traditional” agriculture and those embracing organic practices.
Current Ag Secretary Bill Northey was nominated for a top job in the U-S-D-A months ago, but hasn’t been able to take the post because Texas Senator Ted Cruz is blocking a senate confirmation vote on Northey’s nomination.
