The U.S. Department of Agriculture is holding 'listening sessions' on its plan to tag farm animals. Yonder writer Richard Oswald drives to Jefferson City, Missouri, to testify.

Saving seed, controlling grazing, pasturing cattle -- a few rare farmers buck the bigness business of today's farming.

Sen. Claire McCaskill came to rural Missouri to talk about the stimulus. But those who attended the meeting were more concerned with labor unions.

With GPS technology, today's farmers are monitoring yields better, spreading fertilizer more efficiently, and eating lunch on the job.