Industrialization of the Food Chain

%3Cp%3EThe%20Washington%20Independent%20reports%3A%20%22With%20the%20news%20that%20Senate%20Agriculture%20Committee%20Chairman%20Tom%20Harkin%20%28D-Iowa%29%20will%20be%20leaving%20his%20post%20to%26nbsp%3B%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fiowaindependent.com%2F19589%2Freport-harkin-to-chair-powerful-senate-help-committee%22%20title%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fiowaindependent.com%2F19589%2Freport-harkin-to-chair-powerful-senate-help-committee%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3Etake%20the%20helm%20of%20the%20Senate%20Health%2C%20Education%2C%20Labor%20and%20Pensions%20Committee%3C%2Fa%3Efollowing%20the%20death%20of%20that%20panel%26rsquo%3Bs%20previous%20chairman%2C%20Sen.%20Ted%20Kennedy%20%28D-Mass.%29%2C%20Sen.%20Blanche%20Lincoln%20%28D-Ark.%29%20is%20set%20to%20take%20Harkin%26rsquo%3Bs%20place%20on%20the%20Agriculture%20Committee.%20While%20the%20move%20caught%20many%20by%20surprise%20%26mdash%3B%20Sen.%20Chris%20Dodd%20%28D-Conn.%29%20was%20first%20in%20line%20to%20take%20Kennedy%26rsquo%3Bs%20place%20at%20HELP%2C%20but%20it%20was%20reported%20yesterday%20that%26nbsp%3B%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fvoices.washingtonpost.com%2Fcapitol-briefing%2F2009%2F09%2Fdodd_decides_against_taking_ov.html%3Fhpid%3Dartslot%22%20title%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fvoices.washingtonpost.com%2Fcapitol-briefing%2F2009%2F09%2Fdodd_decides_against_taking_ov.html%3Fhpid%3Dartslot%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3Ehe%20will%20remain%20chairman%20of%20the%20powerful%20Senate%20Banking%20Committee%3C%2Fa%3E%26nbsp%3B%26mdash%3B%20it%20appears%20that%20the%20agriculture%20industry%20may%20have%20been%20betting%20all%20year%20that%20Lincoln%20would%20assume%20the%20top%20role%20at%20Agriculture.%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0A%26nbsp%3B%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0AAccording%20to%20the%20campaign%20contribution-tracking%20watchdog%20Center%20for%20Responsive%20Politics%2C%20Lincoln%2C%20who%20is%20up%20for%20re-election%20in%202010%2C%26nbsp%3B%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.opensecrets.org%2Findustries%2Frecips.php%3Find%3DA%26amp%3Bcycle%3D2010%26amp%3Brecipdetail%3DS%26amp%3Bmem%3DY%26amp%3Bsortorder%3DU%22%20title%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.opensecrets.org%2Findustries%2Frecips.php%3Find%3DA%26amp%3Bcycle%3D2010%26amp%3Brecipdetail%3DS%26amp%3Bmem%3DY%26amp%3Bsortorder%3DU%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3Eleads%20all%20members%20of%20Congress%3C%2Fa%3E%26nbsp%3Bso%20far%20this%20year%20with%20at%20least%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.opensecrets.org%2Findustries%2Fsummary.php%3Find%3DA%26amp%3Brecipdetail%3DM%26amp%3Bsortorder%3DU%26amp%3Bcycle%3D2010%22%20title%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.opensecrets.org%2Findustries%2Fsummary.php%3Find%3DA%26amp%3Brecipdetail%3DM%26amp%3Bsortorder%3DU%26amp%3Bcycle%3D2010%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3E%24306%2C500%3C%2Fa%3E%26nbsp%3Bin%20donations%20from%20agribusiness-connected%20individuals%20and%20political%20action%20committees.%20By%20comparison%2C%20she%20received%20a%20total%20of%20just%26nbsp%3B%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.opensecrets.org%2Fpoliticians%2Findustries.php%3Fcycle%3D2010%26amp%3Btype%3DI%26amp%3Bcid%3DN00008092%26amp%3BnewMem%3DN%26amp%3Brecs%3D20%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3E%24251%2C500%3C%2Fa%3E%26nbsp%3Bfrom%20the%20agribusiness%20sector%20from%202005%20to%202008.%20During%20the%26nbsp%3B2007-2008%26nbsp%3Bcycle%2C%20Lincoln%20was%26nbsp%3B%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.opensecrets.org%2Findustries%2Fsummary.php%3Find%3DA%26amp%3Bcycle%3DAll%26amp%3Brecipdetail%3DM%26amp%3Bsortorder%3DU%22%20title%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.opensecrets.org%2Findustries%2Fsummary.php%3Find%3DA%26amp%3Bcycle%3DAll%26amp%3Brecipdetail%3DM%26amp%3Bsortorder%3DU%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3Enot%20even%20among%20the%20top%2020%20Senate%20recipients%3C%2Fa%3E%26nbsp%3Bof%20agribusiness%20contributions.%22%3C%2Fp%3E%0A