DES MOINES, April 22 -- The Office of the Governor issued the following news release:

Lieutenant Governor Chris Cournoyer, alongside a bipartisan coalition of lieutenant governors from across the country, announced the passage of a national resolution recognizing the critical impact of American agriculture on the global economy and food security.



The resolution, passed during a recent meeting of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA), was co-sponsored by Lt. Gov. Cournoyer (IA), Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, and South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, and led by Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman.



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