Kansas farming landscape changing in Washington

Kansas farmers who have been weathering an epic drought now must also deal with a stormy forecast from Congress.

In recent weeks, U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Fowler, has waged a political battle with U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. The fight has made Huelskamp a darling of tea party Republicans but has gotten him ousted from the House Agriculture Committee.

And then U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas was pushed aside as the top Republican on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee.