ND Senators Praise Farm Bill

North Dakota s two Democratic senators praised farm legislation passed by the U-S House though both would like to see more reform of agricultural subsidies and a permanent fund to compensate farmers for weather-related losses The Senate is expected to take up their version of the legislation in September Both of the state s senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad will be heavily involved in the negotiations Conrad is on the Senate Agriculture Committee and Dorgan is leading a push to lower the limits on the total amount of subsidies a farmer can receive Conrad says the work of Congressman Earl Pomeroy and House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson was important in getting the bill to pass the House Dorgan says he believes the bill will become law by the end of the year