BOONE, Iowa (WHO) — The Iowa Democratic Party started a series of events this summer with former Iowa Governor and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Vilsack, now the CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation, has had three farmer forums now where he explains his vision for growth in rural communities through farmland. “Grow Iowa” is what the Iowa Democratic Party is calling it, looking ahead to how the party plans to expand economic opportunities in the state.
“It’s just important for this message to get out so that people feel educated, that they understand that there is a set of choices that could potentially be made,” said Vilsack. “It does impact and affect decisions that are made at a federal level, impact decisions that could be made at state level and at a local level. If you empower people with information, then they’ll start asking the right questions.”…