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).
Acre of farmland that a decade ago sold for an average of $2,275 now goes for $8,700. Some banks have responded by becoming more conservative in their loans as farmland values ascend. USDA has predicted more typical weather conditions in 2013 would generate a record corn and soybean harvest.
Farmland considered to be of average quality fell by 3.8 percent, from $7,976 to $7,672, and prices for low-quality land fell 4.8 percent, from $6,160 to $5,863. It was the first time since 2009 that all three classes of farmland declined in value in the same year.