BOONE, Iowa---The effort to obtain pledges and donations for the Central Iowa Expo site in Boone County received a nice show of support Tuesday. Monsanto donated $150,000 to help support the 2012 Farm Progress Show Hay Expo to be held next June. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Bill Northey says he was pleased to see Monsanto step up and help promote the show and he hopes other ag businesses in Iowa will follow suit. Northey says having a site promoting agriculture is an investment for Iowans. Monsanto Corporate Affairs representative Dave Tierney present the big check Tuesday.
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