Chris Jones Launches Iowa Ag Secretary Campaign with Call to ‘Retreat From Ethanol’

Chris Jones launches Iowa ag secretary campaign with call to ‘retreat from ethanol’

Jones centered his campaign on water quality, criticizing Iowa’s reliance on ethanol and the influence of industrial agribusiness on state agriculture policy.

Water quality advocate Chris Jones launches run for Iowa secretary of agriculture

Chris Jones, an author, researcher and Iowa water quality advocate, launched his campaign for Iowa secretary of agriculture Thursday outside of Des Moines Water Works. Jones’ platform for the role includes a more diversified agricultural landscape, more regulations on polluters…

Clean water advocate Chris Jones to launch campaign for Iowa ag secretary

Jones, a former University of Iowa researcher, said months of conversations with Iowans convinced him the state needs a new approach to agriculture and water protection.

'Swine Republic' author kicks off campaign for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture

Chris Jones, a retired University of Iowa researcher who wrote a book titled “The Swine Republic,” is running to be Iowa’s next secretary of agriculture. “Iowa deserves better from agriculture in terms of the environmental outcomes,” Jones said. Jones, a Democrat from Iowa City, currently leads the Driftless Water Defenders, a non-profit group focused on […]