 Another ag state senator running for Senate GOP leader, South Dakota's John Thune, also hopes for a fall farm bill deal, but says the Senate calendar is so full before and after the election that he expects another extension. Thune said it is important to lower input costs, particularly energy, and shore up the commodity title and risk management programs. This is the American Ag Network. Welcome to Soybean Minute, your source for timely soybean news.