SENATE MAY CONSIDER FARM BILL

The US Senate may take up the farm bill this week. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar said she's proud that the Ag Committee has produced what she calls a forward-looking farm bill with money for cullulosic biofuel production and well as more money for conservation. The bill also includes a permanent disaster assistance program and more money for food stamp programs. Klobuchar said the program could restrict farm subsidies to farmers with income no greater than $750,000 per year, to make sure federal support goes only to farmers who genuinely need the money.