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Six of Minnesota's eight U.S. house seats are among the dwindling number of potentially competitive seats in the 2014 midterm elections, according to Oregon U.S. Rep.

Just say no to the farm bill. One week into a three-week cross-country trek, I have heard that no-more-farm-bills blast twice.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will support moving the House farm bill forward, Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson told reporters Friday.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., center, flanked by the committee's ranking Democrat, Rep.

Farm bill, day two: The House Agriculture Committee will take up its version of the farm bill on Wednesday with the hopes of not only moving it through the panel but finally getting it to the floor for a vote.

The House Agriculture Committee will consider a farm bill Wednesday that contains a $20.5 billion cut over 10 years to the food stamp program, drawing objections from a member of the committee, Representative James McGovern, Democrat of Worcester.

Nearly 150 organizations and businesses across the food chain, from farmers and food manufacturers to food retailers and consumers, have signed letters to members of Congress urging them to oppose the "Dairy Market Stabilization Program" . This program is designed to raise milk prices by establishing federal regulations to periodically limit the ... (more)

Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading moderate. Prices 36s and 40s lower, others generally unchanged.

A drew this map in the hope that it would give Democrats a 7-1 majority. I don't believe Democrats would have any problem splitting Minneapolis.

NAT'L ASSN OF WHEAT GROWERS APPRECIATES HOUSE AG COMMITTEE'S EFFORTS TO PUSH FARM BILL FORWARD May 13, 2013 Source: Nat'l Wheat Growers news release A statement from National Association of Wheat Growers President Bing Von Bergen, a wheat farmer from Moccasin, Mont.: "I and my fellow wheat leaders are gratified for the progress underway in the ... (more)

The House Agriculture Committee draft of a new farm bill was released late Friday .

The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee unveiled a new farm bill Friday that he said would reduce spending by $39.7 billion over the next decade compared to existing legislation.

One of the big differences that hung up last year's debate over the Senate and House versions of the farm bill was the lack of a target-price program in the Senate version.

THUMBS UP: We wouldn't blame anyone for arguing that with so much left to accomplish during the 2013 legislative session our policymakers shouldn't spend as much time as they have a social issue like same-sex marriage, but this an issue that needs to come to a conclusion this year.

In a memo sent to donors and supporters on Thursday and obtained by The Hill, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Executive Director Kelly Ward highlighted eight Democratic candidates named to the DCCC's "Jumpstart" program.

A new farm bill being crafted by the House Agriculture Committee includes deeper cuts to the food stamp program than those included in last year's version of the bill, setting up a potential fight with House and Senate Democrats who oppose additional cuts to the program.

The U.S. Senate on Monday overwhelmingly approved a bill that lets states make online merchants collect sales taxes on out-of-state purchases made by their residents.

Minnesota Senator Al Franken on Friday released a book featuring the recipes of the third annual Hotdish Off.

AP File Photo A grasshopper sits on a drought-damaged ear of corn near Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Aug.

Farmers gained unnecessarily at taxpayers' expense in the drought of 2012 because of the nation's crop insurance program, an environmental research and advocacy group charged Wednesday.