Just in case you miss it, there's a lot of stuff going on this week in Washington. There's so much stuff in fact that I wish some of these people had consulted with the press before booking it all, especially since some of us have head colds.

It starts tomorrow with the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee holding hearings on climate legislation. Key cabinet secretaries such heads of Energy, Transportation and EPA are expected to testify. This is going to be a major event, so much so the committee press staff basically is trying to alert the media to come early because seats are going to go fast.

But the Senate Agriculture Committee also has a subcommittee hearing Tuesday afternoon on dairy issues. Several dairy farmers and people from trade associations are expected to testify. Looks like a good agenda. Of course, the dairy hearing conflicts directly with DTN webinar on climate legislation hosted by yours truly that I'm sure all of you have signed up to participate in. http://bit.ly/…

On Wednesday, the climate hearings continue in Environment and Public Works. At the same time, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources has a hearing on climate change and natural gas --- which goes right into issues on fertilizer. The German Marshall Fund is hosting an event with biofuels' new favorite carbon critic, Tim Searchinger, at the Capitol. That conflicts directly with an interview I scheduled with a farm leader. Then the European Union Ambassador has an event later in the afternoon. It's kind of hard to pass up a chance to interview the EU ambassador even if it's just for a couple of minute.

Thursday can be a joy. The climate hearings continue with a panel that includes American Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman. At the same time, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has their ag advisory panel meeting to talk about convergence issues. Across town, there is a whole day-long event on "climate change, agriculture and trade" with USDA officials talking about their program, some ambassadors and World Trade Organization officials. Hey, have you guys ever heard of scheduling conflicts?

I don't know how I'm going to pull all of this off, but I am staying at a Holiday Inn Express.

And I think I read somewhere the World Series starts this week. Royals and Cubs, right?

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