Nearly 300 representatives from 27 state chapters of the National Farmers Union met with legislators on Capitol Hill during their annual legislative fly-in Sept. 9. The Farmers Union joined more than 300 state and national agriculture, commodity and banking groups that signed a letter urging congressional leaders to pass a farm bill before the end of the year. Among those who visited the nation’s Capitol was John Clayton, right, a Poweshiek County man running for county supervisor. (Submitted photo)