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Members of Congress, industry leaders, and other distinguished guests were decked out in their finest to celebrate the 57th presidential inauguration and a bipartisan gala celebrating agriculture last night.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture agreed to amend the pricing formulas for milk after several months of consternation from state dairy producers.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2013 – The House Agriculture Committee today held a meeting to formally organize the committee, adopt committee rules, and introduce new members.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2013 – The House approved legislation (H.R. 325) today that would allow for a short-term increase in the nation’s debt limit and would withhold salaries from members of Congress if either chamber fails to approve a budget.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2013 – U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced Tuesday that he plans to leave his position at the end of February, after serving nearly four years.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2013 – A bipartisan group of 53 senators sent a letter today to President Obama urging him to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline – a day after Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman gave approval of a revised route through his state.

U.S. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., today announced that the Democratic Caucus has appointed Connecticut Second District Congressman Joe Courtney to serve on the House Agriculture Committee for the 113th Congress.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2013—The American Farm Bureau Federation today announced that Dale Moore will lead the organization’s public policy department. AFBF Chief Economist Dr. Bob Young will now also serve as deputy executive director of public policy for AFBF—the position formerly held by Moore.

Investments in conservation programs and the passage of a full, five-year farm bill are included as priorities for the nation’s sportsmen in the Teddy Roosevelt Conservation Partnership’s (TRCP) recently unveiled its 2013 Conservation Policy Agenda.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack frequently talks about the need for the U.S. Congress to pass a new farm bill, but he is moving ahead with sign-up for some of the programs extended from the 2008 farm bill