(Dec 8, 2006) To protect farmers and ranchers, Republican Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa is leading the fight to make the dust exemption for agriculture permanent.

(Dec 8, 2006) It's hard to imagine with corn and wheat prices so robust, but the government says net farm income is down for 2006. That's because the government itself is, shall we say, less pro-active with the checkbook this year. It's the way the farm...

(Dec 8, 2006) Kent Conrad, D – North Dakota: "Why is this important…because tens of thousands of farm and ranch families will not be able to go on without disaster assistance." North Dakota Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan were the chief supporters of a...