Iowa Leaders to Celebrate The 5th Anniversary of the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy at the ISU Biocentury Farm near Boone on Tuesday, May 29

DES MOINES – A broad cross section of Iowa political, agricultural and community leaders will celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 29 at the Iowa State University BioCentury Research Farm, 1327 U Ave. near Boone.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, Bill Ehm, Environmental Services Division Administrator for the Iowa DNR, Hongwei Xin, Interim Director of the Iowa Nutrient Research Center and Assistant Dean for Research with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University, and EPA Region 7 Administrator Jim Gulliford will speak at 11:00 a.m. to attendees. They will hold a media availability for reporters immediately following the program.

The details of the event follow here:

Who:               Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig
                        Hongwei Xin, Interim Director, Iowa Nutrient Research Center
                        Bill Ehm, Environmental Services Division Administrator, Iowa DNR
Jim Gulliford, EPA Region 7 Administrator

Where:           Iowa State University BioCentury Research Farm, 1327 U Ave., Boone

When:             Tuesday, May 29, 2018
                        10:30 a.m. – Open house with displays and tour of a bioreactor research site
                        11:00 a.m. – Program
                        11:30 a.m. – Media availability

What:             Event to celebrate the many farmers, landowners, communities, business, stakeholders and partners that have helped support the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy over the past five years and share the vision for the Strategy over the next 5 years and beyond.