Iowa Secretary of Agriculture named President of MASDA

Naig will serve as the Midwest Association of State Departments of Agriculture 2019-2020 president

DES MOINES, Iowa (July 2, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has been selected to serve as the 2019-2020 President of the Midwest Association of State Departments of Agriculture (MASDA). Naig accepted this position during the association’s annual meeting in Oklahoma City last week. 

MASDA is comprised of the Departments of Agriculture from 13 Midwestern states including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Naig will work alongside other states’ agricultural leaders to promote and advance the industry, and support farmers and ranchers throughout the Midwest.

“MASDA is a great organization that unites leaders who represent all aspects of Midwestern agriculture,” said Naig. “I look forward to collaborating with my fellow directors, secretaries and commissioners. Our states have some unique specialties and challenges but this group provides a unified voice for farmers and ranchers. We all share common goals, like creating new markets for our producers’ products.” 

Naig will host the annual MASDA meeting in Des Moines next June.

Naig was elected as Iowa’s 15th Secretary of Agriculture in November 2018. He previously served as the Deputy Secretary for the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. 

About the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA)
MASDA is the Midwest Regional Association of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), a nonpartisan, nonprofit association that represents the elected and appointed commissioners, secretaries and directors in the United States.