Meet Iowa’s secretary of agriculture candidates

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: August 6, 2026

Words: 1,738

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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Water quality is shaping up to be a big issue in many of Iowa’s races for the Nov. 3 election but especially in Iowa’s race for secretary of agriculture, where Republican incumbent Mike Naig faces water quality advocate and Democratic candidate Chris Jones.

Iowa Capital Dispatch sat down with each candidate to talk about water quality, a struggling farm economy, local food initiatives, conservation practices and foreign animal disease.

As water quality issues …

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