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The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association will host U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins at this year’s Governor’s Charity Steer Show at the Iowa State Fair. Along with Governor Kim Reynolds, Sec. Rollins’s attendance underscores her ongoing commitment to supporting farmers and producers across the U.S. and spotlights the value of Iowa’s cattle industry. No stranger to cattle shows, Sec. Rollins will be the first sitting U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to participate as a celebrity showman in this year’s Iowa Governor’s Charity Steer Show.The Governor’s Charity Steer Show held at the Iowa State Fair brings together thousands of Iowans to not only raise money for a worthy cause, the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa, but to showcase Iowa’s cattle producers and an industry that provides significant economic value to our state. Sec. Rollins will join Governor Reynolds and 23 other celebrities for the entirety of the steer show and auction.
“The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association is proud to welcome and host Sec. Rollins as a participant in this year’s Governor’s Charity Steer Show,” said Bryan Whaley, CEO of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association. “We look forward to having her in the show ring, but more importantly, to allow her time to connect with our members as well as the youth involved in the show. Her presence brings national recognition to Iowa’s cattle producers and the value of our commodity not only to Iowa, but across the nation.”
This year’s Governor’s Charity Steer Show will be held Saturday, August 9, at 4:30 p.m. in the Livestock Pavilion at the Iowa State Fair, and is free and open to the public. We invite you to come and enjoy the show! For more information, please visit www.iowagovernorscharitysteershow.com.