The failure of antitrust hurts rural areas and makes it too difficult for a small farmer like me to get inputs or equipment, writes Sean Dengler.

Because at its core, farming isn’t just a job—it’s a way of life, rooted in service to the land, the animals and the people ...

SOMETIME TONIGHT. FAMILY OWNED FARMS ARE THE ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL BACKBONE OF IOWA. SINCE THE FIRST SETTLERS ARRIVED. WELL, THE STATE HAS PUBLIC PRIVATE PROGRAMS TO KEEP THOSE FARMS ALIVE.

Iowa’s small farms, once counting on a renewed federal program to keep their harvests flowing into schools and food banks, ...