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All eyes are moving to the Senate following the House passage of its farm bill Thursday. Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman, R-Ark, is eyeing the end of May or early June for a bill markup, as Democrats prepare for fights on pesticides and food assistance.

The farm economy is strained as input costs remain elevated, commodity prices are still soft, and global markets remain uncertain, making this an especially important year for crop insurance, members of the industry were told at their annual conference. .

Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s decision to run for governor of Minnesota has put a Northeast senator in a rare position: If Klobuchar wins, her fellow Democrat, Sen. Cory Booker, would be next in line to become ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee.

Amy Klobuchar, the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, announced Thursday that she’s running for governor in her home state of Minnesota. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., would be next in line to succeed her on the committee in 2027.

President Donald Trump’s nominee to helm the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will appear before the Senate Finance Committee today in what promises to be a tariff-heavy hearing.

More Senate confirmation hearings are on tap today. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head EPA, former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin, will appear before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, selected to be interior secretary, will testify before the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. 

Democrats on the House Ag Committee are starting to line up behind the candidates seeking to be the panel’s ranking member. Reps. Angie Craig, D-Minn., and Jim Costa, D-Calif., are challenging Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., for the minority’s top spot.