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Senator Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, has the most Twitter followers by far of anyone on the House and Senate agriculture committees

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27- Strong farm income propelled farmland values to record highs and strengthened loan portfolios at agricultural banks at the end of 2011, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s January 2012 Agricultural Finance Databook.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26- Sales of locally produced foods comprise a small but growing part of U.S. agricultural sales, according to a Congressional Research Report released this week, “The Role of Local Food Systems in U.S. Farm Policy.” An estimated total of 107,000 farms are engaged in local food sy

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26- First Lady Michelle Obama announced a new partnership with Goya Foods, the largest, Hispanic-owned U.S. food company, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to promote “My Plate” or “Mi Plato.”

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 – Congressmen Rick Crawford, (R-AR) and Sanford Bishop, (D-GA) announced that they have co-founded the bipartisan Congressional Chicken Caucus. The Chicken Caucus will educate members of Congress and their staffs on the concerns and benefits of the U.S. chicken industry.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 – Four West Coast congressman joined forces to introduce a bill, H.R. 3798, that would codify an agreement between the Humane Society of the U.S. and the United Egg Producers, but other livestock groups are pushing back hard.

Issues related to the safety and security of our food supply tops the news on a regular basis. However, a recent article about the future of the business as posted on Yahoo-Education is the type of report doing more harm to agriculture than good.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25- The House Committee on Agriculture approved six bills designed to amend Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25- Four Midwestern deans of agriculture colleges addressed a recent Yahoo Education article, "College Majors that are Useless," which named agriculture as the most useless major. The deans of agriculture at Purdue University, the University of Illinois, the Ohio State University

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24- The full House Committee on Agriculture will conduct a business meeting Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to consider six bills designed to amend Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.