Senate Democratic and Republican party leaders have announced which
members will serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee in the next
Congress, which convenes in January. These 21 Senators will be
writing much of the 2007 Farm Bill in the Senate:

11 Democrats:

Sen. Tom Harkin, Iowa, who will chair the committee
Sen. Blanche Lincoln, Arkansas
Sen. Max Baucus, Montana
Sen. Kent Conrad, North Dakota
Sen. Patrick Leahy, Vermont
Sen. Ben Nelson, Nebraska
Sen. Ken Salazar, Colorado
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Michigan
New Democrats on the committee include:
Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota
Sen. Bob Casey, Pennsylvania

10 Republicans:

Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Georgia, who will be Ranking Republican on the
committee
Sen. Mike Crapo, Idaho
Sen. Norm Coleman, Minnesota
Sen. Thad Cochran, Mississippi
Sen. Charles Grassley, Iowa
Sen. Richard Lugar, Indiana
Sen. Mitch McConnell, Kentucky
Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas
New Republicans on the committee are:
Sen. Lindsay Graham, South Carolina
Sen. John Thune, South Dakota

Senator Blanche Lincoln will likely chair the subcommittee on
Forestry, Conservation & Rural Revitalization, which deals with USDA
conservation programs, and Senator Mike Crapo will likely be the
ranking Republican on that subcommittee.

Senators James Talent (Missouri) and Rick Santorum (Pennsylvania)
lost their bids for re-election, and Sen. Mark Dayton (Minnesota)
did not seek re-election. All three served on the Agriculture
committee this past Congress.

-- Duane Hovorka
NWF Farm Bill Outreach Coordinator