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the usda overseeing the program. requiring the asset test and states help address fraud and what would be best to do at this point senator get back to regular order in terms of the process for people qualifying and staying on snap. during the pandemic there was essentially a waiver o process including constant interviews and touching base with folks. getting back to regular order i think would be significant. sending letters to governors in a number of e back on track. >> what additional information does the usda need to help address the root cause of fraud? anything else that we need to make it easier to catchm? >> i think that we have made some steps in that regard. i think probably what i need to do is i need to give you your s are taken given your interest in this spirit i think sometimes people see the error rate in it is overpaying. we want to make sure that we are calculating the benefits operly. getting the assistance that they need. >> thank you. i will get my staff to get in touch with you so we can work on
the usda overseeing the program. requiring the asset test and states help address fraud and what would be best to do at this point senator get back to regular order in terms of the process for people qualifying and staying on snap. during the pandemic there was essentially a waiver o process including constant interviews and touching base with folks. getting back to regular order i think would be significant. sending letters to governors in a number of e back on track. >> what additional...
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february 15 during an agriculture reporting usda keep accountants, usda prices for most crop this year and he remained elevated. a week earlier ta forecast 27.1% and 43.1 in inflation over the last year. when you consider since 202280 billing dollars this will be the largest farm income of all kind. we welcome you back to the community and as we continue to work to reauthorize the bill you're interested in your perspective and the challenges in the economy. in hundreds of farmers and their very concerned. most importantly of all, the declining commodity prices and comes that would make the next five years the most challenging and their lives. all sectors of agriculture of all areas of the country lower incomes some pointing to a 20 here average in the former colonies health and we should talk about a 20 year average because current interest expenses are nearly double. the 20 year average, farm income above the 20 year average not accompanied reinforcing these margins under which farmers operate. for some 20 year average income is for some but not for other workers. when talking to prod
february 15 during an agriculture reporting usda keep accountants, usda prices for most crop this year and he remained elevated. a week earlier ta forecast 27.1% and 43.1 in inflation over the last year. when you consider since 202280 billing dollars this will be the largest farm income of all kind. we welcome you back to the community and as we continue to work to reauthorize the bill you're interested in your perspective and the challenges in the economy. in hundreds of farmers and their very...
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president very pleased to be here today to report on the progress usda has made under the signed and american families. first we finished the final rule on inclusive which bans discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion and more including being a cooperative th poultry markets. it's going to prohibit retaliation as livestock producers and poultry growers engaging in very basic acvities. reported to the government forming an association of producers or more. for example it protects livestock produces a poultry growers to communicate with each other and other packers and poultry dealers in search of new opportunities to compete or engage in price discovery.eceptg false or misleading statements and material omissions and contracting contracts operations and contract termination. slide in the slide drag to more proposed res unfair and deceptive practices the second reaffirms the long-standing essentials harm the competition alo sherman clayton act should not be applied to stockyard cases. we are very close to publishing u.s. a label with consumerhe understanding of what the claim
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that's just a few of the many ways we are promoting competition at usda domestic and fertilizer capacity that you ordered. usda is using expertise and balance sheet to bring down prices for consumers, promote fairness for farmers and workers with the department of justice, ensuring up the resiliency in food and agriculture supply and challenged us to do. >> can i ask a question? what kind of response are you getting from farmers and particularly livestock producers? >> mr. president, they welcome these changes for far too long they felt that they were at the mercy of a small number of integrators and processors. to the extent they now have more options to be able to process td independently own processing facilities some of which are farmer owned to the extent they know that they have a balanced playing field that they understand better who they are doing business with and they understand they have certain rights, that a better deal, all, i think, is something that's been very much desired in the marketplace across all farm groups and across also associations. >> almost four years ago in
that's just a few of the many ways we are promoting competition at usda domestic and fertilizer capacity that you ordered. usda is using expertise and balance sheet to bring down prices for consumers, promote fairness for farmers and workers with the department of justice, ensuring up the resiliency in food and agriculture supply and challenged us to do. >> can i ask a question? what kind of response are you getting from farmers and particularly livestock producers? >> mr....
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so we need to encourage usda to aggressively work on on this space. we need to encourage usda to aggressively work on new trade agreements and new markets for our agriculture commodities to manage future risk. we must strengthen our invest ment in both agriculture research and quite frankly their trade programs, foreign market development and our market we need to encourage, i believe trade language for usdr to be able to be equipped with that would prevent -- do our best to prevent retaliatory in trade agreements retaliatory tariffs on american agriculture commodities because any time there's a trade war the low hanging fruit, so to speak, is american agriculture. i remember first coming here unit the obama administration -- under the obama administration and there were chinese manufactured tires creating some type of accident risk, i don't remember what it was specifically swe imposed a tariff on these tires, or the obama administration did and in response, china put a tariff on our chickens, ducks, and turkeys. i think it's immoral that any country
so we need to encourage usda to aggressively work on on this space. we need to encourage usda to aggressively work on new trade agreements and new markets for our agriculture commodities to manage future risk. we must strengthen our invest ment in both agriculture research and quite frankly their trade programs, foreign market development and our market we need to encourage, i believe trade language for usdr to be able to be equipped with that would prevent -- do our best to prevent retaliatory...
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so we need to encourage usda to aggressively work on, i belve s. we need to encourage usda to aggressively work on new trade re new markets for our agriculture commodities to manage future risk. we must strengthen our invest be research and quite frankly, their trade programs, foreign market development and our we need to encourage, i believe, trade language for usdr to be t with that would prevent -- do our best to prevent retaliatory agreements, retaliatory tariffs on american agriculture commodities because any time there's a trade war, so to speas american agriculture. i remember first coming here unit the obama administration -- and there were chinese manufactured tires creating some type of accident risk, i don't remember what it was specifically so we imposed a tariff on these tires, or the obama administration did and in response, china put a tariff on ,z■i think it's immoral thay country, including the united states, would do retaliatory tariffs on such an essential thing as food. we ought to look at language that somehow we can at least
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there i'm not sure usda has the resources today, maybe they do to accomplish that. to your point, we've lost 150 acres of farmland in the united states since the early 1980's. 150 million. today we're losing at the rate of almost 1800 acres an hour. it's accelerated during the stimulus bills that came out. but i also look at this. i look at the -- how much land the federal government has control of as well. so we need to make sure that the american farmers still have access to the land that we need to have to produce the food, fiber and energy, not only for the united states, but for the world. mrs. miller: absolutely. i want to say that i'm here to represent food production and to defend our ability to feed ourselves. do you think this poses a similar threat to our energy sector as china's actions in africa also allows them to monopolize critical mineral production? mr. tom: i've seen it all across africa. a year ago i was in the sure dan and we saw -- i was in the sudan, and we saw the wagner group, we saw china. i've traveled extensively throughout africa and tha
there i'm not sure usda has the resources today, maybe they do to accomplish that. to your point, we've lost 150 acres of farmland in the united states since the early 1980's. 150 million. today we're losing at the rate of almost 1800 acres an hour. it's accelerated during the stimulus bills that came out. but i also look at this. i look at the -- how much land the federal government has control of as well. so we need to make sure that the american farmers still have access to the land that we...
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agriculture the usda found value of u.s. exports to china increased decreased 76% from 2017 to 2018. it also estimated the trade war cost u.s. agriculture over $27 billion. soybeans accounted for 71% of these annualized losses. this has had major consequences for soybean growers. as a result of the trade war brazil ramped up production tobd production. brazil overtook the united states as largest producer of soybeans. the trade war also damaged reputation as reliable provider of soybeans and markets. section 301 tariffs and retaliatory trade actions have jeopardized our place in the markets and damaged in-country relationships developed over decades. at times our customers looked elsewhere for their needs the n are 8 and the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action and the senate will resume legislative session. mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: majority leade
agriculture the usda found value of u.s. exports to china increased decreased 76% from 2017 to 2018. it also estimated the trade war cost u.s. agriculture over $27 billion. soybeans accounted for 71% of these annualized losses. this has had major consequences for soybean growers. as a result of the trade war brazil ramped up production tobd production. brazil overtook the united states as largest producer of soybeans. the trade war also damaged reputation as reliable provider of soybeans and...
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it's the kind of thing that makes food more expensive and why usda is working to develop crops which can withstand the new realities of climate change. >> the key word is resiliency in this equation. how do we help farmers be more resilient. we have to develop varieties to have an opportunity to be more tolerant to heat and droughts. and flooding. we cannot just pick up agriculture and move it. we have to be resilient where we are. that's what the scientists are working on every day. acre chase king. >>> a tragic update on a gut wrenching story. the infant who was severely injured in that crash at a bus stop over the weekend has died, we just got the confirmation from multiple sources within san francisco police and government. that means the entire family of four hit by the suv while waiting for a bus at the west portal bus stop on saturday has now died. the father, who worked for apple, his wife, his 1-year-old son and 3-month-old baby, all four have died, people have been bringing flowers and candles to the site throughout the week. the 78-year-old woman who lost control of our ci
it's the kind of thing that makes food more expensive and why usda is working to develop crops which can withstand the new realities of climate change. >> the key word is resiliency in this equation. how do we help farmers be more resilient. we have to develop varieties to have an opportunity to be more tolerant to heat and droughts. and flooding. we cannot just pick up agriculture and move it. we have to be resilient where we are. that's what the scientists are working on every day. acre...
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usda admits this may not even account for all tl? ld because e track of foreign interests involved in these large transactions. in fact, there's very little reporting that happens at the state or federal level and little consequences for allowing countries who hate us from owning our land. just members of the communist party contact our state government and want to come and visit two of our processing facilitiesnd see our farms and visit south dakota. we declined all of those meetings. but just within days we received a phone call from the state department telling us that those were chinese spies. they were there to steal our intellectual property and steal our genetics and wanted to debrief us if we thank god we did not. we were told they were there to help improve our trade relations, that they were there to improve our business and exports and instead they were there to steal from the united states of america. so the threat is very real to us every single day what china is inand they have a thousands year plan to become the world
usda admits this may not even account for all tl? ld because e track of foreign interests involved in these large transactions. in fact, there's very little reporting that happens at the state or federal level and little consequences for allowing countries who hate us from owning our land. just members of the communist party contact our state government and want to come and visit two of our processing facilitiesnd see our farms and visit south dakota. we declined all of those meetings. but just...
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this hearing, i am also pleased that the recently enacted agriculture appropriations bill will help usda update its outdated system of tracking foreign agriculture landownership in the united states of america. ■p if year going to have a seriousa is our largest trade partner, accounting for $37. billion in u.s. agriculture exports just last fiscal year alone. american farmers are the most efficient and of this, we produr more than we americans can consume. my colleagues will often note we are in an agricultural tradev] now. and i'm here to tell you that alienating our will only deepen that deficit. american farmers need large markets to export their products p. and when those markets are lo, our farmers. and then the american people. we saw the this when the trump administration started a trade war with china creating■ chaos■$ and underminig markets for our american farmers and such a trade war÷ú$( shut american farmers out of china. guess what? brazilian farmers have filled that gap, increasing their exports to china as our market share decreased. now trump is calling for a 60%
this hearing, i am also pleased that the recently enacted agriculture appropriations bill will help usda update its outdated system of tracking foreign agriculture landownership in the united states of america. ■p if year going to have a seriousa is our largest trade partner, accounting for $37. billion in u.s. agriculture exports just last fiscal year alone. american farmers are the most efficient and of this, we produr more than we americans can consume. my colleagues will often note we are...
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usda admth may not even account for all the land they own because there's very little track of foreign interests involved in these large transactions. in fact, there's very little reporting that happens at the state or federal level and little consequences for allowing countries who hate us from owning our land. just this past summer, we had members of the communist party contact our state government and want to come and visit two of our processing facilities and see our farms and visit south dakota. we declined all of those meetings. but just within days we received a phone call from the state department telling us that those were chinese spies. they were there to steal our intellectual property and steal our genetics and wanted to debrief us met with them. thank god we did not. we were told they were there to help improve our trade relations, that they were there to improve our business and exports and instead they were there to steal from the united states of america. so the threat is very real to us every single day what china is doing and they have a thousands year plan to become
usda admth may not even account for all the land they own because there's very little track of foreign interests involved in these large transactions. in fact, there's very little reporting that happens at the state or federal level and little consequences for allowing countries who hate us from owning our land. just this past summer, we had members of the communist party contact our state government and want to come and visit two of our processing facilities and see our farms and visit south...
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the usda spokesperson has said however the advisory committee is not considering reclassifying potatoes. still, the reported change outraged a bipartisan group of 14 senators. those lawmakers arguing in a joint letter quote unlike grains white potatoes are strong contributors of potassium, calcium, tiedeman c, vitamin b6 and fiber. worries have taken root in the industry. last year the ceo of the national potato council and testified before the dietary guidelines committee sang a saya change could cause chaos. the nutrients and vegetables. >> the lowest cost vegetable items for things like the school lunch and school breakfast program that's tremendously expensive for school districts across the country to assemble meals for students that are nutritious records usda's work on developing its new round of dietary guidelines for 2025 through 2030. they are expected sometime next year. in washington fox news. jonathan: kevin thank you bread were taking a live a look that baltimore as the sun sets there were teams of engineers are beginning the daunting task of cutting portions of the collap
the usda spokesperson has said however the advisory committee is not considering reclassifying potatoes. still, the reported change outraged a bipartisan group of 14 senators. those lawmakers arguing in a joint letter quote unlike grains white potatoes are strong contributors of potassium, calcium, tiedeman c, vitamin b6 and fiber. worries have taken root in the industry. last year the ceo of the national potato council and testified before the dietary guidelines committee sang a saya change...
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the usda is among those describing it as neither of free, no effect of health in a climate of intimidation full. so coming up on the program, israel says it has killed a hamas colanda, and the rate on one of gauze is largest hospitals. the military says it's conducting a precise operation against the militant group at the l. she's the hospital. hello sydney, unhelpful thursday. say that the multiple casualties and costs of the complex is on file the new to this market and welcome to the program. the russian election commission says vladimir fuson has one re election with 87 percent of the votes. the poll was held off for a crackdown on political opposition across the country to 10 face to no meaningful position. one, fax, which led officials in the you on the us to cool the contest. now i the free know fast in his victory speech cushion said he would now focus on ukraine 2 years. also the full scale invasion of rushes neva that was initially expected to last just a few days to marching out to meet supporters. vladimir putin celebrated an entirely predictable election went off to securing y
the usda is among those describing it as neither of free, no effect of health in a climate of intimidation full. so coming up on the program, israel says it has killed a hamas colanda, and the rate on one of gauze is largest hospitals. the military says it's conducting a precise operation against the militant group at the l. she's the hospital. hello sydney, unhelpful thursday. say that the multiple casualties and costs of the complex is on file the new to this market and welcome to the...
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or a strong signal if for the 1st time since the work between israel and tomas began last year, the usda is called for an immediate cease fire. how will is real re yeah, i put that to you is really for an insecurity policy expert, gilmore, so you all know what i mean? i think this we are focusing on this specific step is a pressure to on the is where the government, but i think this when we speak about the blinking, i called this was the issue the me indeed. so the media interview well mainly to speaking about the attempt they are or different might take action by the us to preserve it, then they should do it in the you and cancel it. i mean, the rewards that the rush i was planning to offering you a new form. so when you calls, trying to keep the relationship between voice individual and that level. but i also think in the timing can place in the context of the visit. it's also show offering silver means by the us government shows 4 digit boston. is that the american going on a line. we do strategic vision for an attempt to describe or to outline a vision for the day after, especially l
or a strong signal if for the 1st time since the work between israel and tomas began last year, the usda is called for an immediate cease fire. how will is real re yeah, i put that to you is really for an insecurity policy expert, gilmore, so you all know what i mean? i think this we are focusing on this specific step is a pressure to on the is where the government, but i think this when we speak about the blinking, i called this was the issue the me indeed. so the media interview well mainly...
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usda works for big ag and the procesd fo in cahoots with the polluters. that scientists can be mercenaries. that government officials censors.that the fed works for wall street and allows bankers to prey on main street and the american that is why nicole and i both left the democratic party. [applause] our values didn't change, but the democratic party did. the things that we love we love our families, our children, our faiths. we love clean air, clean water, productive soil, good we love the wilderness, our purple mountain's majesty, and above all, we love our country. we want america to live up to her highest ideals. we want her to be an exemplary nation again. a global leader in freedom, opportunity, and responsible government. we want america to be a peacemaker, a moral authority. we want our children to grow up as i did, in( a country for whih they feel love and pride. we want them to feel safe and have every opportunity for , prosperity, and community. we want them to have confidence in their futures. we want them to have the best be friendly to for
usda works for big ag and the procesd fo in cahoots with the polluters. that scientists can be mercenaries. that government officials censors.that the fed works for wall street and allows bankers to prey on main street and the american that is why nicole and i both left the democratic party. [applause] our values didn't change, but the democratic party did. the things that we love we love our families, our children, our faiths. we love clean air, clean water, productive soil, good we love the...
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at the usda supported wholesome foods and family farms. that the epa would stand up for clean air and clean water. that the fed wanted prosperous america. that the democratic party was on the side of the middle class, the working poor, and main street small businesses, that scientists were incorruptible, and that science was a search -- an exalted search for the truth. that the president of the united states could always be counted on to defend free speech. i too used to believe those things. do you remember those days? she will tell you that she now understands that the defense agencies work for the military-industrial complex. usda works for big ag and the processed foods cartel. the epa is in cahoots with the polluters. that scientists can be mercenaries. that government officials sometimes act as censors.that the fed works for wall street and allows bankers to prey on main street and the american worker. that is why nicole and i both left the democratic party. [applause] our values didn't change, but the democratic party did. the thing
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right here in washington this week, 14 senators from both parties made the case in a letter to the usda and ahs that the potato is a vegetable and not a grain. thanks for asking. you may be asking yourself, why are they doing this? the letter comes amid reports that the 2025 dietary guidelines advisory committee is considering changes to food groups including the interchangeability of starch vegetables and grains like potatoes. senators are worried that such a reclassification what impact school food programs and immediately confuse consumers and retailers and restaurant operators and the entire food supply. , quote, "the scientific justification behind the assertion that potatoes are not vegetables is not strong and there are documented nutritional benefits of potatoes, therefore we strongly impose any reclassification of potatoes to the grain category under the ddas." for those of you who don't know, de ga is short for dietary guidelines for americans, issued every five years. and frankly, the key here is they influence federal nutritional and food policy. i told you all that, but the
right here in washington this week, 14 senators from both parties made the case in a letter to the usda and ahs that the potato is a vegetable and not a grain. thanks for asking. you may be asking yourself, why are they doing this? the letter comes amid reports that the 2025 dietary guidelines advisory committee is considering changes to food groups including the interchangeability of starch vegetables and grains like potatoes. senators are worried that such a reclassification what impact...
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well, the usda is considering reclassifying potatoes as grains instead of as a vegetable in its upcoming dietary guidelines, and that change has reportedly sparked some outrage among a bipartisan group of senators who agree. potatoes are vegetables and that it provides dietary benefits. the national potato council also opposes the change, saying it could discourage americans, especially children, from consuming the essential nutrition in vegetables. >> it's one of the lowest cost vegetable items for things like the school lunch and school breakfast programs, which it can be a tremendously expensive for school districts across the country to assemble meals for students that are nutritious. >> well, the usda is working on developing its new round of dietary guidelines for 2025 through 2030. those are expected to be released next year. >> well, easter is tomorrow, and if you're looking to put together last minute easter baskets, you may want to hop on over to a thrift store thrift stores like the goodwill, can be a quick, cost effective option. goodwill has easter basket items for shoppers
well, the usda is considering reclassifying potatoes as grains instead of as a vegetable in its upcoming dietary guidelines, and that change has reportedly sparked some outrage among a bipartisan group of senators who agree. potatoes are vegetables and that it provides dietary benefits. the national potato council also opposes the change, saying it could discourage americans, especially children, from consuming the essential nutrition in vegetables. >> it's one of the lowest cost...
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meals in california during the summer months, this is when school lunches are no longer available, the usda announced its summer ebt program will become permanent and feed almost 21 million children nationwide but only here in california and 35 other states, 14 states all of which are led by republican governors have opted out, we did speak with robert wood johnson foundation, this is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting health equity urging those states to opt into the summer meal program to fight summer -- childhood hunger and poverty. >> no family or child should ever go hungry and that is a decision that we are making, we have it in our tools to do what is right and actually to ensure that no child and no family ever goes hungry i think in this country, we need to see food as a right to food, just as we neto see health as a right to health and not a privilege that on a few are nefing from. >> you can see a list of 14 states not participating in the summer meal program, iowa and oklahoma say they already have existing programs to feed their children, texas says that it did not have enough
meals in california during the summer months, this is when school lunches are no longer available, the usda announced its summer ebt program will become permanent and feed almost 21 million children nationwide but only here in california and 35 other states, 14 states all of which are led by republican governors have opted out, we did speak with robert wood johnson foundation, this is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting health equity urging those states to opt into the summer meal program to...
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and intelligence agencies wanted peace, the public health agencies wanted us to be healthy, with the usda supported wholesome foods and family farms. at the epa which -- would stand up for clean air and clean water, that the fed wanted phosphorescent ame america, the democratic party was on the side of the middle class, the working poor and maine's street -- that scientists weren't incorruptible and that the science was a search for an exalted search for the truth. and that the president of the united states could always be counted on to defend free speech. i do use to believe all those things. do you remember those days? she'll tell you that you know understands that the defense agencies work for the military-industrial complex, that health agencies work for big pharma, that that the usda works for big add and -- big bag and processed food cartels can let the epa is in cahoots with the polluters, that scientist can be mercenaries catholic government officials sometimes acts as sensors, and that the fed works for wall street and allows millions -- >> martha: you been watching this but i w
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after two senate democrats voted against him and later, lawmakers will be working on birt to repeal a usda rule allowing u.s. to import beef from the guest chaplain, reverend adolphus lacey, senior pastor of the bethany baptist church, brooklyn, new york, will open the senate in prayer.
after two senate democrats voted against him and later, lawmakers will be working on birt to repeal a usda rule allowing u.s. to import beef from the guest chaplain, reverend adolphus lacey, senior pastor of the bethany baptist church, brooklyn, new york, will open the senate in prayer.
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agencies work for the military industrial complex, that health agencies work for big pharma at the usda works are big ag and the products as food cartels at the epa is in goods with the polluters it had the scientists can be mercenaries that government officials sometimes act as sensors and that the fed works for wall street and allows millionaire bankers to prey upon houghton main street. and the american worker and that's why nicole and i both love the democratic party our values didn't...
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. >> a food fight appears to be ramping up. 14 senators have sent a letter to the usda and other health officials urging them not to reclassify the potato as a grain. it's currently listed as a vegetable. the dispute comes amid reports that officials may reclassify the potato in the government's dietary guidelines. some experts say potatoes should not count toward a person's daily vegetable intake because they're high in carbs. but the senators say changing the potatoes classification would hurt farmers and confuse consumers. >> it is time now for your friday weather >> good morning. we're looking at another storm system working its way through the golden state. it dropped south through friday, saturday and sunday, so it's going to be wet and snowy. a foot to two feet of snow for donner pass. so travel problems from some of the snow. but mostly it is the heavy rainfall in southern california that's the biggest concern. 2 to 4in in a few locations, which could lead to some localized flooding. there will be rain elsewhere across the u.s. for the weekend, including places like chicago and
. >> a food fight appears to be ramping up. 14 senators have sent a letter to the usda and other health officials urging them not to reclassify the potato as a grain. it's currently listed as a vegetable. the dispute comes amid reports that officials may reclassify the potato in the government's dietary guidelines. some experts say potatoes should not count toward a person's daily vegetable intake because they're high in carbs. but the senators say changing the potatoes classification...
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hereev in thise it o weekt 14 senators from both partiese actually made the case in a letter to the usda and hhs that the potate cao is a vegetae and not a grain. thanks for asking. >> now, you may be asking yourself, why are they doing this? yo askinkevin? well, the letter comes amid reports that the 2025 dietary5 guidelines advisory committee is consideringdi changes to fooding chan groups, including the interchangeability of starchy vegetablesgetabl and grains like potatoes. now, senators are worried that sucess likees.h reclassifin would impact school food programs and immediately confuse consumers and retailers and restaurantd progra operator growers and the entire foodan . pply quote the scientific justification behind the assertio.n potatoes are notr vegetables is not strong, and there are documentedt benefits of potatoes. therefore, we stronglye are do e any reclassification of potatoes to the grainwe s unr the dga. of yothu who don'tw, know, dga's is short for dietary guidelines for americans, which are issued every five years. and frankly,ears the key here is they influence fed
hereev in thise it o weekt 14 senators from both partiese actually made the case in a letter to the usda and hhs that the potate cao is a vegetae and not a grain. thanks for asking. >> now, you may be asking yourself, why are they doing this? yo askinkevin? well, the letter comes amid reports that the 2025 dietary5 guidelines advisory committee is consideringdi changes to fooding chan groups, including the interchangeability of starchy vegetablesgetabl and grains like potatoes. now,...
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the usda is the firmly by it's a close this allies, it protected it from you on agency. the actions on the line resolutions and cited unanimously with the is really on the expense of the, the palestinian and the ongoing misery right on the ground. the fact that we have the largest and international bodies on a boat to provide humanitarian aid and to help in this ongoing and genocide across the gaza strip is something that is the making people who are very frustrated as palestinians across the board here. whether in gaza or that get pied with bank the feel, they have been live alone with reckless decisions made by the united states. that the, the preventing, the, you, the, the, you on it from doing its job as the united nations. as, as an honor. what as the united nations for palestinian refugee doing the job on the ground, allowing for the mass going and then tens bombing campaign and the destruction of public health facilities and private ones and public facilities. an infrastructure to the point gather has become on livable land. life living conditions are becoming ver
the usda is the firmly by it's a close this allies, it protected it from you on agency. the actions on the line resolutions and cited unanimously with the is really on the expense of the, the palestinian and the ongoing misery right on the ground. the fact that we have the largest and international bodies on a boat to provide humanitarian aid and to help in this ongoing and genocide across the gaza strip is something that is the making people who are very frustrated as palestinians across the...
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in the usda, two million square feet, beautiful buildings just down the street here. only 11% of those buildings are occupied. are these agencies to hide to lower the number of workers actually showing up for working for the american people? the majority workers a are not answering the phones. that's why our congressional offices are having to do their job. look i don't mind helping our constituents. that's what we get paid to do. i have a card here most members in congress carry their schedule around in their pocket. we have 16 appointment speaker, you show up for work. every day that you're supposed to be here. the ranking member shows up for work. he's not phoning it in. people in these agencies should not be phoning it in either. we need to look at our constituents as clients, the american taxpayer. you know, when i first came to d.c. 14 months ago, i wanted to visit the very agencies over which we had oversight. the small business administration. the pentagon. the usda. we went to the pentagon but the other agencies would not let us in the door. and why is that?
in the usda, two million square feet, beautiful buildings just down the street here. only 11% of those buildings are occupied. are these agencies to hide to lower the number of workers actually showing up for working for the american people? the majority workers a are not answering the phones. that's why our congressional offices are having to do their job. look i don't mind helping our constituents. that's what we get paid to do. i have a card here most members in congress carry their schedule...
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during the life of the farm bill usda is estimating that profitability will decline by $42 billion. this is just unsustainable. farm can't manage these circumstances. these challenges don't just impact farmers, but ultimately they trying to feed their families. for kansas agriculture is our state's largest economic driver with a total output contribution of $81 billistate's economy and supporting more than 250,000 jobs which is about 13% of our entire workforce. beyond crops and animal husbandry, kansas agriculture is at the forefront of producing renewable energy critical research and education and furthering sustainability and conservation practice throughout kansas and worldwide. kansas is also a leader in animal health science. as part of the animal health kor do kansas has thencentration of kansas health interest in the world. last year manhattan kansas welcomed the the state-of-the-art facility that will protect our nation's farmers severe zoonotic diseases. kansas continues to experience weather challenges. in kansas there is a wide array of those challenges but most oppressi
during the life of the farm bill usda is estimating that profitability will decline by $42 billion. this is just unsustainable. farm can't manage these circumstances. these challenges don't just impact farmers, but ultimately they trying to feed their families. for kansas agriculture is our state's largest economic driver with a total output contribution of $81 billistate's economy and supporting more than 250,000 jobs which is about 13% of our entire workforce. beyond crops and animal...
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and usda food specialists have a few other tips for how to hunt for easter eggs safely. >> we want to make sure that our children are washing their hands after touching the egg shell, because that shell does have harmful bacteria on it. when we are placing these eggs and hiding them, maybe by a tree or maybe in a field somewhere, they're still getting in touch with the ground, and there's bacteria there. so we want to make sure that our kids are washing their hands with soapy water for at least 20 seconds. >> another recommendation is to keep your veggies separate from your raw meat. for more information on food safety, go to foodsafety .gov. >>> on monday, the white house easter egg roll will happen. 40,000 people, mostly children, are excited to gather on the south lawn. this year's wooden eggs feature the first pets commander, and signature from the president and first lady. the tradition dates back to 1878, when president hayes invited egg rollers. it used to include hard boiled eggs, then plastic ones, then wooden eggs. >> it was in 1981, the reagan presidency, that introduced th
and usda food specialists have a few other tips for how to hunt for easter eggs safely. >> we want to make sure that our children are washing their hands after touching the egg shell, because that shell does have harmful bacteria on it. when we are placing these eggs and hiding them, maybe by a tree or maybe in a field somewhere, they're still getting in touch with the ground, and there's bacteria there. so we want to make sure that our kids are washing their hands with soapy water for at...
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the usda actually allows snap purchases of groceries at all of those grocers. so i think that's a pretty good indicator as to just how broad the grocery industry is today. supermarkets only comprise 36% share in groceries today. five of the top 15 grocers. the other 10 of the top 15 are these national discount grocers like walmart, target and whole foods. they have 64% share and they are rising fast. katie: i want to bring us the headline as we follow that tiktok vote, the u.s. house passes the bill that would force tiktok's sale or face a band. the divestiture from their parent company, we will continue to follow that one. we will see what happens there. i do want to talk about the have to walmart and the likes of amazon when it comes to grocery. i want to talk about some of the pushback to this deal. you also had the united food and commercial workers international union saying last may that they oppose this merger, that it poses a serious threat to members livelihoods. how do you think about those responses, what would this potential merger mean for salaries
the usda actually allows snap purchases of groceries at all of those grocers. so i think that's a pretty good indicator as to just how broad the grocery industry is today. supermarkets only comprise 36% share in groceries today. five of the top 15 grocers. the other 10 of the top 15 are these national discount grocers like walmart, target and whole foods. they have 64% share and they are rising fast. katie: i want to bring us the headline as we follow that tiktok vote, the u.s. house passes the...
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they know resources that regular line would not know, you know, assets are at the usda for low interest loans, livestock indemnity grants, they can send them to my agency, texas department of agriculture for the star program, and it's just -- it's out there. i want to get that number up on the screen. >> sandra: it's on the screen. it's right there, sir. incredibly important that we put that up, and that's obviously a really important thing that you are doing because we are hearing this from some of those ranch operators. this is chance bowers, to give you an example what they are dealing with. >> by the time it's all said and done, lost 200, to 250 head. i spent the last 15 years building this cow herd up and you can lose it overnight. >> sandra: idea of just what is is at stake and how devastating this is. final thought from you. >> 300 head of cattle, worth about $3,000 apiece. there's no insurance on that livestock. so that's going to be quite a big hit for that family, of course that family is not alone. but if you could donate to our star fund we'll make sure those people get the
they know resources that regular line would not know, you know, assets are at the usda for low interest loans, livestock indemnity grants, they can send them to my agency, texas department of agriculture for the star program, and it's just -- it's out there. i want to get that number up on the screen. >> sandra: it's on the screen. it's right there, sir. incredibly important that we put that up, and that's obviously a really important thing that you are doing because we are hearing this...
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for a long time, asian currencies have been driven by the usda and when we saw the sinking of the yuan on friday, we saw ripple effects in the asian currencies as well. how are you reading the movements? >> do you want has managed carefully for some time by the pboc and ultimately, they sent a message to both japan and the u.s. on friday to signal that they are getting uncomfortable with the pace of the weakening of the yen and the loss of competitiveness for chinese exports. if you start to see the yuan weaken precipitously, that would effectively signal to the global economy, the regional economy, the exporting of deflation and that is why you start to see a ripple effect on friday. fast-forward to today and things have calmed down and do not will out the possibility that there is a high degree of communication between u.s. treasury, the japanese finance industry and the pboc. haslinda: there is a story of usd exceptionalism and some say it is overvalued by 3% to 4%. by the same token, the yuan should be weaker than it is. what is the right reflection of the economy in china? steven:
for a long time, asian currencies have been driven by the usda and when we saw the sinking of the yuan on friday, we saw ripple effects in the asian currencies as well. how are you reading the movements? >> do you want has managed carefully for some time by the pboc and ultimately, they sent a message to both japan and the u.s. on friday to signal that they are getting uncomfortable with the pace of the weakening of the yen and the loss of competitiveness for chinese exports. if you start...
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authority title 350 authority in usda -- 50 authority. can you think of some other agencies we might need to consider that same perspective? >> let me give some thought to that and would love to circle back with you on in this, because i think this is one of the maybe less talked about but maybe most important dimensions of the china communist party threat that, i think does deserve attention and does requ you're talking about activity that is the itself for the most part lawful but still presents vulnerabilities that the chinese government can ec loin. and we -- exploit if. and we need to figure out a better way to tighten that up. >> while i've got you director or wray, i have to say that we've had some terroristty over the last few months -- difficulty trying to really tap into the expertise that your agency brings. your organization comets to hold the role of lead for counterintelligence within the i.c.. you have a lot of very experienced counterintelligence agencies within your workor and they bring a valuing bl perspective to the ta
authority title 350 authority in usda -- 50 authority. can you think of some other agencies we might need to consider that same perspective? >> let me give some thought to that and would love to circle back with you on in this, because i think this is one of the maybe less talked about but maybe most important dimensions of the china communist party threat that, i think does deserve attention and does requ you're talking about activity that is the itself for the most part lawful but still...
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meanwhile, the usda is warning that trader joe's chicken pilaf may contain rocks. we should have seen this coming. it says right on the package "new: boulder flavor." thank you. thank you. meanwhile, breaking news from 5 million years ago, because a 13-year-old found a 5-million-year-old fossil, and now there's a new species of walrus named in his honor. introducing the new species, kyle. meanwhile, in food news, pizza hut will deliver goodbye pies with a break-up message for valentine's day. oh, good. because up till now, giving your loved one pizza hut for valentine's only implied that you wanted to break up. here's how she works. here it is. according to their website, "breakups are awkward. we can help. send a free hot honey good-bye pie from now through valentine's day, and the delivery driver will deliver the bad news in the best way." we do not pay delivery drivers enough. "uh, one medium pie for doug? here you go. also, liz says these past two years have been great, but you don't want kids and she does. but you know what they say about broken hearts. no one
meanwhile, the usda is warning that trader joe's chicken pilaf may contain rocks. we should have seen this coming. it says right on the package "new: boulder flavor." thank you. thank you. meanwhile, breaking news from 5 million years ago, because a 13-year-old found a 5-million-year-old fossil, and now there's a new species of walrus named in his honor. introducing the new species, kyle. meanwhile, in food news, pizza hut will deliver goodbye pies with a break-up message for...
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the latest figures from the usda says chinese owns 400,000 acres of american farmland we know of. that is less than a tenth of a percent of all farmland in the u.s. lawmakers believe china likely owns a lot more than that that is why they are pushing for federal regulation to both track and limit these kinds of sales. bret? >> bret: garrett tenney in indiana,gate, thanks. so how would you like to have the benefits of exercises without the effort? sounds too good to be true. scientists are actually working on a pill that might let you do that, apparently. correspondent griff jenkins has details tonight. >> i need to sweat every morning or my day is not to have a good start. >> i will take the pill. [laughter] >> researchers at the washington university school of medicine in st. louis say an exercise pill may soon offer the same benefits as a workout using drug compounds that mimic muscle building and physical endurance. >> boost natural metabolic pathways that typical respond to exercise. make the body act like it's straining while it's not straining. >> the professor says his team
the latest figures from the usda says chinese owns 400,000 acres of american farmland we know of. that is less than a tenth of a percent of all farmland in the u.s. lawmakers believe china likely owns a lot more than that that is why they are pushing for federal regulation to both track and limit these kinds of sales. bret? >> bret: garrett tenney in indiana,gate, thanks. so how would you like to have the benefits of exercises without the effort? sounds too good to be true. scientists are...
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earlier this year the usda announced its summer program will become permanent and feed almost 21 million children nationwide, but only in california and 35 other states. 14 states, all of which are led by republican governors, have opted out. we spoke with the robert wood johnson foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting health equity. they're urging states to opt into the summer meal program to help fight child hunger and poverty. >> no one, no family, no child should ever go hungry, and that is a decision that we are making. so we have it in our tools to do what's right and actually to ensure that no child, no family ever goes hungry. in this country we need to be seeing food as a right to food, just as we need to be seeing health as a right to health and not a privilege that only a few are benefiting from. >> here is the list of 14 states not participating in the summer meal program. iowa and oklahoma say they already have existing programs to feed children. texas says it didn't have enough time to start the new program. in the meantime, oklahoma's governor says the federal progr
earlier this year the usda announced its summer program will become permanent and feed almost 21 million children nationwide, but only in california and 35 other states. 14 states, all of which are led by republican governors, have opted out. we spoke with the robert wood johnson foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting health equity. they're urging states to opt into the summer meal program to help fight child hunger and poverty. >> no one, no family, no child should ever go...
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perspective, how well is the government sharing threats intelligence with the industry and do you believe the usda can play an elevated role in helping the ag industry prepare for future threats? [indiscernible] mr. daly: apologize. thank you,éuongrsm it's an excellent question. i want to commend you on the legislation you proposed. it's critical. understanding the cybersecurityr agricultural community, our ability to produce is entirely e intelligence sharing that i saw happened a lot with defense contractors and also within the banking community. so they were industries that sort of had the benefit of that intelligence sharing. but if you look in terms of that intelligence sharing, that cyberawareness in terms of thing consultal community and with the department of agriculture, it's been lacking. and extremely necessary to get it on the right track. i know the department of ag just stood up an information sharing division andhe improve that intelligence. but given china's capabilities and f.b.i. director ray relayed this in s of their ability to shut off our critical infrastructure, water, powe
perspective, how well is the government sharing threats intelligence with the industry and do you believe the usda can play an elevated role in helping the ag industry prepare for future threats? [indiscernible] mr. daly: apologize. thank you,éuongrsm it's an excellent question. i want to commend you on the legislation you proposed. it's critical. understanding the cybersecurityr agricultural community, our ability to produce is entirely e intelligence sharing that i saw happened a lot with...
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i also know the usda is offering some loans to other ranchers. between that and other disaster assistance that might become available, is that going to be enough for these businesses and ranchers to be on the road to recovery? sid: well, yes, but the road is going to be long and hard and it will take at least two years for the grass to come back in these places. out of my estimate, we have probably 3000 to 4000 miles of fence to replace and $1500 a mile. we desperately need hay and fencing materials in the panhandle area. grain in seed fees were completely wiped out. it was just farmers and ranchers. we lost one railroad. so the railroad is down for a while. i think they got it repaired so at least they can keep the trains running. but a lot of things you don't think about when you have a fire of this magnitude. stephanie: you are a yourself. -- you are yourself a cattleman yourself, i understand. cattle ranching is in your blood. what do you imagine those affected ranchers and other business owners are facing right now emotionally and mentally?
i also know the usda is offering some loans to other ranchers. between that and other disaster assistance that might become available, is that going to be enough for these businesses and ranchers to be on the road to recovery? sid: well, yes, but the road is going to be long and hard and it will take at least two years for the grass to come back in these places. out of my estimate, we have probably 3000 to 4000 miles of fence to replace and $1500 a mile. we desperately need hay and fencing...
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i read that a group of 14 senators are calling on the usda to keep the potato classified as a vegetable as opposed to a grain. the potato. yeah, and it's led to a very interesting conversation in washington. first, senator mark kelly said, "personally, i love potatoes! i think they should definitely be classified as a vegetable." it's a good point. senator pete ricketts said, "i agree with mark. [ laughter ] there's noth -- nothing better than a perfectly round, peeled potato." [ laughter ] then congressman keith self said, "i love potatoes too! [ laughter ] especially the really old ones that have been in the basket for a long, long time." then senator john fetterman said, "amen, keith! but i like it when the potatoes sprout those little weird things on the bottom." [ light laughter ] senator rand paul said, "personally, i like it when they sprout from the top." [ light laughter ] and finally, senator mitch mcconnell said. "i like 'em mashed." [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] sure. some movie news. today, the blockbuster film, "godzilla x kong," hit theaters. yep, in this movie the
i read that a group of 14 senators are calling on the usda to keep the potato classified as a vegetable as opposed to a grain. the potato. yeah, and it's led to a very interesting conversation in washington. first, senator mark kelly said, "personally, i love potatoes! i think they should definitely be classified as a vegetable." it's a good point. senator pete ricketts said, "i agree with mark. [ laughter ] there's noth -- nothing better than a perfectly round, peeled...
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i also know the usda is offering some loans to ranchers. between that and any other disaster assistance that may become available, is that going to be enough for these businesses and ranchers to be on the road to recovery? sid miller: well, yes, but the road is going to be long and hard. it'll take at least two years for the grass to come back on these places. we have got, out of my estimate, not official, probably 3,000 to 4,000 miles of fence to replace at $15,000 a mile. all will so we desperately need hay and fencing materials in that panhandle area. we lost seven grain and seed dealers, completely wiped out. so it wasn't just the farmers and ranchers. we had the railroads go through that part of the state. we lost railroad trestle. so the railroad was down for a while. i think they have got it repaired, at least where they can use it and keep the trains running, but a lot of things you don't think about when you have a fire of this magnitude. stephanie: you are a cattleman yourself, i understand. it's in your blood. i wonder if you cou
i also know the usda is offering some loans to ranchers. between that and any other disaster assistance that may become available, is that going to be enough for these businesses and ranchers to be on the road to recovery? sid miller: well, yes, but the road is going to be long and hard. it'll take at least two years for the grass to come back on these places. we have got, out of my estimate, not official, probably 3,000 to 4,000 miles of fence to replace at $15,000 a mile. all will so we...
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it's also why the usda is working to develop crops which can withstand the new realities of climate change. >> the keyword in this equation is resiliency and how do we help farmers be more resilient. and so we have to develop varieties that have an opportunity to be more tolerant to heat, drought, flooding, you know. because we cannot just pick up agriculture and move it. we have to learn how to be resilient where we are, and that's what our scientists are working on every day. >> for "nbc news daily," i'm chase cain. >> coming up, most young people report interacting with artificial intelligence every day, and sometimes they don't even realize it. we're going to tell you what all parents need to know, but first time for today's daily snapshot and holy cow, an enormous albino water buffalo and his owner were invited to meet thailand's prime minister at the country's capital. that giant animal stands six feet high and weighs in at nearly 1.5 tons. that's about the average weight of a car. the animal is becoming sort of a celebrity in thailand, appearing on a popular soap opera after it was
it's also why the usda is working to develop crops which can withstand the new realities of climate change. >> the keyword in this equation is resiliency and how do we help farmers be more resilient. and so we have to develop varieties that have an opportunity to be more tolerant to heat, drought, flooding, you know. because we cannot just pick up agriculture and move it. we have to learn how to be resilient where we are, and that's what our scientists are working on every day. >>...
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that's why we use internationally and the usda has been slow to adopt these improvements. can you talk about the importance of innovation and provide some examples in an ofimportant innovation was happening. >> thank you for that question and there is a lot of innovation happening. bio plastics it is one example. there's others happening that we are able to incorporated with more content and what i would say is i want to try to answer both of your comment. one is the innovations happening. it's important to remember the packaging is designed for a particular reason and purpose and i would even suggest in some instances that would be more true true with rural communities and the store and maybe once a week, once every ten days. whether it be bio plastics or other materials and packaging being produced, really it's meaningful when we have this more holistic discussion about the responsibility which then goes to the cost issue. you reference the study there's a study on both sidesf the aisle for increased cost to consumers. i would suggest consumers may have some of the cost
that's why we use internationally and the usda has been slow to adopt these improvements. can you talk about the importance of innovation and provide some examples in an ofimportant innovation was happening. >> thank you for that question and there is a lot of innovation happening. bio plastics it is one example. there's others happening that we are able to incorporated with more content and what i would say is i want to try to answer both of your comment. one is the innovations...
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usda is selling our farms at record numbers. we're down to 40,000 farmers in this country, and we actually are facing extinction here. rachel: yeah. >> so instead we're faced with all of these bad policies that a don't help us, but hurt us. we have to adapt to them, and today don't want to put the resources in. that same climate money that you spoke about, not a dime is coming to mecklenburg county. some went to virginia tech and others, but no resources is coming to the county that i'm in, and we represent 130,000 farmers around the country. rachel: yeah. well, just as you said, the farmers are struggling. we're losing small farms and ranches, ranchers, and at the same time the chinese are are gobbling up our farmland. >> yes. rachel: such a misguided set of priorities in our government. it's -- thanks for joining us, john, and for always shining a light on this problem. >> thank you. support america's farmers. rachel: it's an american way of life. that's right. okay. thanks, john. >> thank you. rachel: the media with branding
usda is selling our farms at record numbers. we're down to 40,000 farmers in this country, and we actually are facing extinction here. rachel: yeah. >> so instead we're faced with all of these bad policies that a don't help us, but hurt us. we have to adapt to them, and today don't want to put the resources in. that same climate money that you spoke about, not a dime is coming to mecklenburg county. some went to virginia tech and others, but no resources is coming to the county that i'm...