Sonja Trom Eayrs started out writing about her own family’s fight against factory farms. She ended up telling a larger story of corporate capture of rural communities (1 of 2 parts).

More Information:

• Sonja Trom Eayrs’s website

• View video of Nov. 4, 2025, LSP Event Featuring Sonja Trom Eayrs & Austin Frerick: “Big Ag, Big Problems: A Panel on Rural Consolidation”

• Ear to the Ground episode with Austin Frerich: “Power Play”