• Date: February 10, 2022
  Time: 12:30pm - 1:00pm
  Location: Online
  IA

In November, the Biden Administration announced the appointment of Matt Russell as the new State Executive Director for the USDA Iowa Farm Service Agency. Russell will join us through his new role to discuss how he plans to advance Iowa agriculture and support farmers and rural communities. He will offer his insights on FSA programming and take questions from the audience. 

More about Russell’s role: FSA State Executive Directors oversee Farm Service Agency operations and agricultural policy implementation in the state. Each State Executive Director works with the State Committee to administer FSA programs and County office operations, develops and maintains stakeholder relationships with customers and other agencies and governments.

More about Russell's background: Matt Russell is a fifth-generation farmer operating a family farm and ranch near Lacona, Iowa. In 2018, he began as the executive director of Iowa Interfaith Power and Light, a statewide faith-based climate action organization. Russell has previously worked at Drake University’s Agricultural Law Center, the Iowa Citizen Action Network, the National Catholic Rural Life Conference and Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has a master’s degree in Rural Sociology from Iowa State University and a bachelor’s degree from Loras College.

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