Norwood focuses on long-term sustainability goals for Iowa

Gene Lucht
Sep 30, 2022
Sep 30, 2022

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DES MOINES, Iowa — John Norwood knows he has his work cut out for him. He is a Democrat running for secretary of agriculture in a state that is trending Republican. He wasn’t born in Iowa and who didn’t grow up on a farm. And he is running against an incumbent. But he is upbeat.

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