Belted Galloways, a native breed of cattle, on James Rebanks' farm in the U.K. For much of my early life America meant progress, the bright shining farming future. I was a kid on an old-fashioned farm ...

This week, I received an email from a reader in response to last week’s column on three ways to grow agriculture advocacy. The opening line of the email said: “Does that mean you don't want to hear ...