Thune: Agriculture is the Lifeblood of Our Country

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, there’s not much in our lives that doesn’t depend in some way on agriculture. “The food on our table. “The gas... Continue Reading

Thune-Klobuchar Bill Would Expand Sodsaver Initiative

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today introduced the American Prairie Conservation Act. This bipartisan legislation would disincentivize the conversion of native sod to cropland by closing a crop insurance yield substitution loophole in all... Continue Reading