Comments on: Republican Party http://teapartyhome.com/sheldon/2010/07/19/republican-party/ Tea Party Patriots Home Blogs Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:22:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: debvm http://teapartyhome.com/sheldon/2010/07/19/republican-party/comment-page-1/#comment-919 debvm Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:03:37 +0000 http://teapartyhome.com/sheldon/?p=879#comment-919 Original post under "Secretary of Agriculture – Bill Northey is an incumbent who has long worked hard for Iowa farmers and all aspects of the Iowa agriculture industry. (following deleted portion) -The Democrat candidate running against him has in the past, worked for the EPA. Do Iowa farmers need more EPA regulations on farming practices? No – Iowa farmers are the best caretakers of Iowa farms. It is not only their land and their livestock – it is their livelihood, their lifestyle. Bill Northey understands this." Information from Mr. Thicke's web site - "At the appointment of Iowa Governors, Francis has served on the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission, the Iowa Food Policy Council and the Organic Standards Board" Site Admin. Original post under “Secretary of Agriculture – Bill Northey is an incumbent who has long worked hard for Iowa farmers and all aspects of the Iowa agriculture industry. (following deleted portion) -The Democrat candidate running against him has in the past, worked for the EPA. Do Iowa farmers need more EPA regulations on farming practices? No – Iowa farmers are the best caretakers of Iowa farms. It is not only their land and their livestock – it is their livelihood, their lifestyle. Bill Northey understands this.”

Information from Mr. Thicke’s web site – “At the appointment of Iowa Governors, Francis has served on the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission, the Iowa Food Policy Council and the Organic Standards Board”

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]]> By: Francis Thicke http://teapartyhome.com/sheldon/2010/07/19/republican-party/comment-page-1/#comment-915 Francis Thicke Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:07:45 +0000 http://teapartyhome.com/sheldon/?p=879#comment-915 Dear KT, I am the Democrat who is running against Bill Northey for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. You said in your blog, above, that I have worked for the EPA in the past. That is not correct; I have never worked for EPA. I have in the past worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C., where I served as National Program Leader for Soil Science. I am a dairy farmer and have been a full-time farmer for 27 years. I also am a scientist, with a Ph.D. in agronomy/soil fertility. Thank you for making that correction to your blog. Francis Thicke Dear KT,

I am the Democrat who is running against Bill Northey for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. You said in your blog, above, that I have worked for the EPA in the past. That is not correct; I have never worked for EPA.

I have in the past worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C., where I served as National Program Leader for Soil Science.

I am a dairy farmer and have been a full-time farmer for 27 years. I also am a scientist, with a Ph.D. in agronomy/soil fertility.

Thank you for making that correction to your blog.

Francis Thicke

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