Washington, DC — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst will host town meetings in Osceola, Lyon, and Sioux counties this Saturday, May 23rd to discuss the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in addition to other topics. These town meetings are open to the public.
The Senator and her staff will start the day at 9:30 AM at Cooperative Energy at 1708 Pierce Avenue at Sibley. At 11:15 AM, she will be at the Rock Rapids Public Library at 102 South Greene Street in Rock Rapids. At 1:45 PM, it’s on to Sioux Center for a meeting at the De Yager Student Activities Center in the Campus Center on the campus of Dordt College at 498 Fourth Avenue Northeast.
Representatives from other offices and organizations have also been invited to join the town meetings. Their participation has not been confirmed, however. They include the offices of:
- Senator Chuck Grassley
- Congressman Steve King
- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey
And representatives of:
- Iowa Egg Council
- Iowa Poultry Association
- Iowa Farm Bureau
- Iowa Turkey Federation
- Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
Last week, Senators Grassley and Ernst sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack encouraging the USDA to ensure that resources have been properly deployed to Iowa to fight the ongoing outbreak of HPAI.
