WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The office of Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., issued the following news release:U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) today made the following statement on becoming the next Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry."I am ready to lead the Senate Agriculture Committee in the 112th Congress. Agriculture is critical to Michigan’s economy, employing a quarter of our workforce. Not only does agriculture create jobs and feed our families across America, but it is also helping us develop new fuels and energy sources.

The grain prices Thursday hiked in Chicago as U.S. dollar tumbled against euro, boosting the appeal of agricultural products on the global market. Corn and soybean futures rebounded from five-week lows while wheat registered the biggest gain in almost two weeks.

Continued buying from China is key to how the 2011 markets unfold.

A panel of global dairy insiders says that the first half of 2011 could be troublesome for producers, but things will improve markedly by the second half—maybe.

Byline: Benzinga StaffMANHEIM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kreider Farms, one of Pennsylvania’s largest dairyfarms, announces the groundbreaking of a multi-million dollar livestock waste treatment system as part of a joint venture with Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. Located at Kreider’s Farm in Manheim, Pa., the Cleantech facility is the first of its kind in the state and is designed to treat and recycle manure from the Farms’ 2,000 dairy cows in an eco-friendly manner. Bion’s patented technology provides a solution to the pollution associated with livestock operations, eliminating most of theenvironmental impacts of animal waste, including excess nutrients, ammonia, phosphorus, and greenhouse gases.