As tough conditions continue to plague the farm economy, Congress can help by breaking through partisan barriers on key issues like tax reform, trade and the farm bill, members of the Iowa Farm Bureau Ag Leaders Institute told lawmakers last week in Washington, D.C.

“I just ask you to commit to support these proposals,” Washington County Farm Bureau member Brandon Bishop said in a meeting with Rep. Dave Loebsack, who represents Iowa’s 2nd district in the U.S. House of Representatives. “These are real issues that really do affect...