Farmers are part of the solution to questions about conservation and water quality policy, Rob Sand, the Democratic candidate for Iowa governor, said Wednesday.
Rob Sand, center, the Democratic candidate for Iowa governor, holds a campaign roundtable discussion on agriculture policy that included his running mate Dave Muhlbauer, right, and former Iowa governor and U.S. Sec. of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, left, at a farm near Ankeny on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026.
Tom Vilsack, left, the former Iowa governor and U.S. secretary of agriculture, speaks as Rob Sand, the Democratic candidate for Iowa governor, listens during a Sand campaign roundtable discussion on agriculture policy at a farm near Ankeny on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026.
Rob Sand, center, the Democratic candidate for Iowa governor, holds a campaign roundtable discussion on agriculture policy that included his running mate Dave Muhlbauer, right, and former Iowa governor and U.S. Sec. of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, left, at a farm near Ankeny on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026.
Tom Vilsack, left, the former Iowa governor and U.S. secretary of agriculture, speaks as Rob Sand, the Democratic candidate for Iowa governor, listens during a Sand campaign roundtable discussion on agriculture policy at a farm near Ankeny on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026.
