"I'm not a party line guy," Rob Sand said as he launched a gubernatorial campaign. "I'm a right or wrong guy."

Rob Sand, who’s a Democrat, toured Denny and Pam Allen’s farm near Aurelia, and heard from farmers about agriculture and its impact on several issues.

Over the course of an hour, the auditor and his team toured the homestead of retired farmer Dennis Allen and spoke with him and his family, alongside others in attendance, about the state of farming in Iowa as well as the impact of tariffs on producers.