(Associated Press/JournalStar.com) -- The AP reports that the USDA "has announced its Agricultural Marketing Service will purchase up to $25 million of dry beans, most of which come from Nebraska." According to the story, "Gov. Dave Heineman and Nebraska’s congressional delegation in March urged Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack to help relieve the bloated market for dry beans. Nebraska is the No. 1 producer of Great Northern beans."
See the story at <http://journalstar.com/news/nebraska/doc4a00324058244694805358.txt>
