The President of the Senate (who by the Constitution is also the Vice President of the United States) is Joseph Robinette BIDEN (D). The President pro tempore of the Senate is Daniel Ken INOUYE (D-HI). The Senate Majority Leader is Harry Mason REID (D-NV). The Senate Minority Leader is Addison Mitchell McCONNELL (R-KY).
The crash was especially severe in Iowa, where the value of the state's farmland plunged from $2,147 an acre in 1981 to a low of $787 five years later, a drop of 63 percent. A third of the state's farms went out of business.
The state-wide average price per acre for large parcels of agricultural land increased from $3,187 in 2009 to $3,254 in 2010. Low interest rates, strong grain prices and relatively strong farm equity positions have all helped to sustain farmland values. The same was not true for smaller bare land parcels (10-35 acres).he state-wide average price per acre for large parcels of agricultural land increased from $3,187 in 2009 to $3,254 in 2010. Low interest rates, strong grain prices and relatively strong farm equity positions have all helped to sustain farmland values. The same was not true for smaller bare land parcels (10-35 acres).