farm bills are never easy. and a farm bill like this, especially when we're making serious needed reforms, while also cutting the deficit by $23 billion isn't easy. and i am very appreciative of all of the hard work of everyone sitting around this table. we have examined every program in the farm bill. we have reformed, streamlined and consolidated to get perhaps the most significant reforms in agricultural policy in any farm bill in recent memory. we've listened to farmers, we've strengthened crop insurance and made that the centerpiece of risk management. we have a risk management tool that supplements crop insurance that will work for farmers and save money. some of our members wanted an individual system, some wanted an accounting system, so we are giving farmers flexibility to decide what's the best for their farm and the risks that they face. we have the tightest payment limits ever, and i want to thank senator grassley for his tireless work on this issue. we now have one simplified limit on income. of $7

so that it's a more comprehensive approach to farm supports than has been used since farm subsidies began. that's the big thing in what's calmed the commodity title. in the conservation portion of the bill, less land set aside for long-term -- for long periods of time, and more attention will be paid on what is called working lands. the land that produces crops, and the idea is that there would be more of a focus of lower cost supports that encourages farmers to practice soil, water and wildlife conservation, as part of producing crops. >> sounds like a major change. how are groups reactsing to it? what kind of lobbying is happening? >> well, if you know the markup was delayed a day because some of the group, particularly southern producers, rice and peanuts, were unhappy with what was in the bill. the approach that chairwoman stabenow is taking to what is called a shallow laws revenue protection program is most popular in the midwest, which means it appeals to corn and soybean growers the most. it has some support from wheel gr wheat growers. less popular in the south where growers say,

and i think whenever we're talking about a farm bill or a farm families or rural economy, we've got to be focused on job creation. i think there are a lot of very sound and significant strategies on job creation. i'm very concerned, as you mentioned, about how we -- in the context of making cuts, we make cuts that are smart, but also are aware that we're aware and cognizant there are a lot of people suffering. a lot of vulnerable people that suffer in this economy, especially those who don't have enough to eat. and i'm very concerned about how we do that. and making sure that we're protecting the most vulnerable. and then finally, the one sector of this legislation just happens to be the biggest sector of our pennsylvania agricultural economy, and that's dairy farming. and i'm still very concerned about, and we work very hard to try to do everything we can to protect dairy farm families who have suffered through what can only be described as worse than the great depression over the last five or so years. so we're grateful for the work on that. i know there is more work to be done on th

farm policy has many critics. and one of the things that's amazed me in my 26 years is how often ill informed some of the critics are. we hear all the time that a farm bill benefits just a few wealthy farmers and ranchers. all of us who sit around this table and participate in the work of this committee knows that is not true. the vast majority of the funding in this bill goes for nutrition programs that are primarily directed to benefit children. and it goes into every corner of america. in fact, only 6% of farm bill spending, less than 2% of overall federal spending goes to farm programs. and i think somehow that gets lost in the national discussion. between natural disasters and unpredictable price fluctuation, farming is a risky business. safety net programs are absolutely critical to producing the most abundant, safest, least expensive source of food in the world and helping our producers compete in world markets where our major competitors are providing four times as much support to their producers as we pro

on u-s farm report... fruit trees have thrown away the calendar, especially in the nation's capital volunteers help kentucky storm victims pick up the pieces and we visit what may be the oldest family farm in america hello and welcome to u-s farm report, i'm . >> fruit trees have thrown away the calendar. >>> volunteers help kentucky storm victims pick up the pieces and we visit what may be the oldest family farm in america. >>> united states farm report is brought to you by the enlist weed control system and by the 2012 chevy. . >> hello and welcome to united states farm report. the growing consumer resistance to lean fine textured beef has upset the beef industry. most interesting aspect for me is -- has been how it all came about. it was not started by a main stream reporter writing it out. it started on the food channel with a star chef jamie oliver. after that it was the social media, not main stream, facebook, twitter, youtube and websites. traditional media trailed the pack which leads to an interes

welcome to u-s farm report, i'm john phipps. . >> welcome to united states farm report.rmers successfully derailed new child labor regulations this week. tine has the details. i have long suspected the real rule makers for agriculture would not be politicians as much as consumers and trading partners. this appears to be the case for the protein sector. from gestation crates big food is setting standards. arguing with your buyer is financially dangerous. especially if the competition is ready to meet the new requirements. >> thank you. hello. the department of labor is giving up on its plan to change rules regarding kid whose work on farms. they said they got thousands of complaints farm families about the potential impact the rules could have. the first plan would have restricts children under the age of 16 from do doing many jobs. they are withdrawing the plan and won't pursue it. >>> weeks after the pink slime threat the discovery of a mad cow disease case in california. officials were quick to say there is no risk to the human food chain from this case. the case invol

farming villages. they expect to earn enough income from member fees to support alternate farming and under this scheme, farmers are paid for growing organic vegetables and delivering their produce once a week to registered households. >> translator: we hope more resources will be invested in farming villages and then farmers wouldn't have to go to cities to find jobs and they could continue to live in their hometowntion and make a living. this is how we hope to regenerate rural communities. >> nearly after of the 1.3 billion chinese live in rural areas. the country faces a serious problem in developing their communities and resolving their problems. the farming program may offer a way forward. >> thanks, from beijing. >>> some other stories rear following. unesco is placing the wreck of the titanic under its protection later this month. the cultural agency says the ship will fall under a convention safeguarding underwater cultural heritage. it prohibits unscientific or unethical exploration or recover

thenite farm workers union. legendary labor and civil rights advocate dolores huerta. i'm maria hinojosa. this is one on one. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> hinojosa: dolores huerta, you are an icon in the latino community, the cofounder of the united farm workers union. you have your own foundation now, the dolores huerta foundation. it's truly an honor to have you on our show. >> well, thank you, maria. it's an honor to be here. >> hinojosa: so a lot of people probably may not immediately know your name. but if you say united farm workers, if you say cesar chavez, if you say the grape boycott of the 1970s, then people kind of start piecing it together. but you are an extraordinary leader in your own right, dolores. and i kind of wonder, how do you put that into place, where on the one hand you were side by side this amazing leader, cesar chavez, and yet you were a leader onto yourself, but always a little bit behind the scenes. >> i think we did different tasks. i mean, i was pretty

every single american benefits from good farm policy. so we've emphasized crop insurance which is the most effective, which our producers tell us, that's the heart of the safety net. that's what we need. that's what we have to do a good job on to be successful. but at the same time, saving more than $23 billion. now, show me somewhere else in the federal government where they're accomplishing that? they're bringing the program forward, making sure it serves our constituents, the american people, serves all of them and at the same time is stepping up and providing real deficit reduction. and that's what we're doing. again, that's a memessage we hao carry forward as well. when you look at the 18% of the farm bill that truly affects farmers an ranchers, that's where the deficit reduction is coming from. so our producers are stepping up, and they're stepping up in a big way, not just to provide this country and much of the world with food, to do it as i say in the most cost effective with the highest quality food supply in the world, but the

farm bill in the office of the usda. but the great thing about this committee is there's such deep experience. you know, you look at this committee, you virtually everybody here has great ag background. they've either chaired this committee or been ranking members. so it's been very, very helpful in flushing out my ideas, as i thought about this package. i've been to camp saying let's move forward. i'm going to support your efforts today, because i do believe it's a great first step, and we need to move this process along. a couple of thoughts i would offer. the ag economy has experienced a remarkable few years here. it is really stronger than it's ever been in some aspects. it's historically strong. in recent years, many producers have seen the opportunity to feed people or provide clothing or fuel in parts of the world that they probably would have never imagined that they would provide those items. as a result of that, we've seen farm income reach a record $98 billion. with very low debt to asset ratios. i'm often ask

after all, we do on the farm.t belongs to us. >> that once again applied for planning permission and promises it will preserve the old buildings. the citizens' initiative has already won more than 10 court cases. >> i want to show people that they can take their destiny into their own hands. the construction company and the city cannot simply decide things for us. >> does paris belong to its citizens or to the real estate giant's? the fight for the farm has become a symbol and could be copied in other districts of the french capital. >> not so long ago, a mere 13 years, serbia was the target of nato bombs during the kosovo war. the country that was once part of yugoslavia has just been made a candidate for eu membership. a big step for the serbs, but the candidacy also entails big challenges. >> kosovo has since declared its independence, which serbia still will not recognize, but it has to. it is one of the conditions to join the eu. the question of how to deal with it is also made an issue in the current electio

and jason," manager here of the farm. last but most of parliament, -- most important, mayor lee, mayor of the greenest city. cuyahoga [applause] >> thank you. i cannot imagine a better way to celebrate the 1 million ton of compost in the city that has been collected by our official waste management company recology and celebrate that with a giveaway of this very rich soil that can be used and some many community gardens, people's private patches, farms like this that jason has been stored in with us -- this is a beautiful farm, by the way. congratulations. mohamed and i have been out here for years when running public works. you know, sometimes we referred to it is in the less than a real farme. for some years that had been neglected, kind of a dumping area. weeds were growing up. thanks to jason and so many volunteers and to the collaboration he has had with residents of our public housing just next door, they have really gotten a great culture going. certainly with the collaboration with our recreation at the park depar

today on u-s farm report... big iron and dry weather push corn planting to a record pace the missouri river flood of 2011 isn't over for farmers along the river and thanks to last year's weather, hay prices continue to >>> today on us farm report. the iron and diet rumors push planting. and thanks to last year's weather, hay prices continue to climb. >>> us army corporation, maker of people are explored. more efficient like agenda. and 2012 chevy silverado hd. >> hello and welcome to us army port. on john pitt. we are not just off to the races this season, we are burning up the track. but i'm not sure why we are so surprised. all the prophets have not been gathering dust in the bank vault. industries have raised the capacities for high-speed fieldwork. one of the bst does has been the jump from 5 miles per hour with speeds to 8 miles per hour in the field. it may sound like no big deal but it's index nothing acceleration for yours truly. >>> no wonder all of us are eyeing the field next door. time now for the he

. >>> today on united states farm report. from record warmth to a powerful cold snap. 2012-s continues to generate weather headlines. >>> reaction to the grain stocks report fuels the fire under soybean prices,. >>> and the epa keeps an old stand by in the farmer toolbox. united states farm report is brought to you by the enlist weed control system and by the chevy silv era do hd. >>> hello and welcome to united states farm report ; i have had questions about our problems getting our planter going. as i share three weeks ago a -- it was proving to be trouble. several shared huron stories. the road news is we got started because of great trouble shooting. the bad news is we did get started. tine has photographs later that looks familiar. i knew the odds of a frost and knowing the machinery is working is a comfort. still weather whiplash is messing farmer heads in much of the corn belt. let's get started. >> thank you. hello. after shattering weather records last month with warm temperature, farmers in much the eastern half of

and that is dairy farming.we worked very hard to do everything we can to protect the dairy farm families who have suffered through something similar to the great depression in the last five or so years. another is more work to be done. in the interest of time, i will stop there. madam chair, thank you for your leadership on this. >> thank you very much. turning to senator grassley, i just want to thank you for your knowledge and advocacy on agriculture over the years. and your tenacity. we have special performances bill because of your tenacity and your commitment and we want to thank you for your leadership. >> thank you, madam chairman, for your cooperation on that issue. it is the most cooperation i have had in the 10 or 15 years that i have spent on this issue. to make sure that the biggest farmers are not being subsidized by the federal taxpayers to get even bigger. it is nothing wrong with getting bigger. but when the taxpayers subsidize it, i think that is bad. thank you for helping this and helping us i

farms are not immune. investments in farm machinery, land and improvements will continue to earn strong returns. operator labor will get a much smaller slice of the pie. hard work alone will not be a sustainable business model. let us know what you think. send e-mails to mailbag@usfarmreport.com or call and leave us a voice mail. coming up in our next half hour, texas teens team up to restore two classic tractors. stay with us. the second half of u.s. farm report is coming right up. the jacksons are coming to them live in person... on us. >> today on u.s. farm report, government oversight of the food industry increases in response to consumer concerns. domestic vegetable production is rising, which could mean good news in the produce section. and multiple production problems will keep honey supply down and prices high. u.s. farm report is brought to you by the enlist weed control system and by the 2012 chevy silverado... farm report, i'm john phipps. >> hello and welcome to u.s. farm report. i'm john phipp

this farm promotes organic farming so the family doesn't plan to use chemical fertilizers and pesticides. >> translator: we can breathe in plenty of fresh air, and at the same time, strengthen our bodies. also, we get t also, we get to eat better food. we can get quite a lot out of farming. >> translator: >> translator: this is a great opportunity for our son to get in touch with nature. we adults also benefit as farming reduces stress from our jobs. >> reporter: a >> reporter: as china's economy booms, people in the cities are becoming better off. now they are beginning to look for something to make their lives more satisfying. many find what they are looking for in hobby farming. kengo okamoto, nhk world, beijing. >>> it's cherry >>> it's cherry blossom season here in japan and it is the weekend. mai shoji joins mai shoji joins us on how the weather is going to fare out for here as well as elsewhere. mai? >> it is going t >> it is going to be the perfect weekend for our cherry blossom viewing here in central parts of tokyo. i was actually i was actually out today during the day taking

it's packed full with chaff from surrounding farms. but the truck isn't dropping its load at the dump. it's dumping it at a power plant where farm waste becomes valuable biomass. it's harvest time in the southeastern part of india's rajasthan state. farmers are cutting mustard plants -- one of the few crops that grow on such dry lands. for mohan chaudhary and his family, mustard plants mean financial security. >> we're now harvesting mustard that we sowed some four months ago. we sell the kernels and bring what's left to the power plant. >> the mustard needs to dry for a week before it can be threshed. harvest waste -- mostly husks and stalks -- are loaded onto trucks. not too long ago, famers used to burn the waste in their fields. today, they sell it to anand chopra, the manager of an indian power company. six years ago, he helped build a biomass plant. the seeds of the mustard plant are processed into cooking oil. but the rest is used here. chopra will need a lot of farm waste to cover anticipated demand over the coming months. we a

what is farms? >> i -- look, at the point where they want to put their kids in dangerous situations and not get angry when little johnny has his arm chopped off in a tractor accident, the administration is fine letting them do what they want with their kids. we have to hold everybody to a similar spidy standard. >> way to work in the spider-man reference. should they protect kids from working on their family's farms? >> stop doing anything for children. they have been so coddled. i lied to get my first job at a nursing home. you probably lied to get your first job. >> and how many did you suffocate? you were called the baby faced pillowcase. >> they would die naturally at a nursing home. >> naturally when you are around. >> why use air quotes? >> i sh woulded in the kitchen -- i worked in the kitchen. >> even better, you poisoned their food. >> we put their food out in the morning -- >> you lied to get this job? >> at some poin tt patient would have a fork next to their name with a line through and

australia wants lower tariffs on beef, wheat and other farm products. but japan wants to keep the tariffs to protect its domestic farming industry. the two nations are also at odds over japan's bid to join talks for the trans-pacific partnership free trade agreement. australia has not expressed support for japan's move, saying the country needs to open up its market more to meet tpp standards. >>> the 2012 beijing automotive exhibition is under way and it is showcasing ecofriendly and energy efficient models. the trade show that opened on monday is one of three auto exhibitions in china with those in shanghai and guangzhou. carmakers from around the world are displaying about 1100 vehicles. they include 120 models that have never been shown before. china is the world's largest auto market. the new car sales have been slowing down amid rising fuel prices. >> we would like to be leader in electric car and we want to be at the top level in term of fuel efficiency in all of the other segments of the car market. >> toyota revealed a prototype of a new hybrid

talk to the farm bureau.ted with them. there is not any data to suggest that glfs kind of a problem. so sometimes tstrikes me that there are bureaucrats in washington, d.c., with way too much time on their hands, who think they know what is best for other people in this country. but farming and ranching are inherently family enterprises. it's been that way for generations. you want young people to learn the skill sets that are necessary to take the farm or ranch operation over. >> greta: if you are thinking the labor department will send out labor department employees to check these farms, to see who is doing what -- there is no enforcement mech flism. what will they do about it? >> the thinking is that they would potentially have inspectors -- >> greta: more government workers. >> buss bust young people on a hay track or a tractor that exceeds the 6-foot requirement or working with a farm animal more than six months old. these are incredibly printive. this is a dramatic, radical proposal with the impact on r

a farming family finding a way to give back to their community. then find out why this crop is coming out of the dark literally. next, it's turkey time. learn how to make a new recipe with the holiday favorite. and travel to one of the most unique farmers markets in the stata. it's all ahead, and it starts now. you would think being around watermelons all day, you might get sick of eating the sometimes messy snack, but not for farmer dan van groningen. >> that's good. that's crispy. it's sweet. it's wet. it's everything a watermelon should be. >> but then again, he's had a lot of practice eating watermelons at his family farm in ripon. for more than 70 years now, they've been growing the picnic favorite and have loved every minute of it, seeds and all. >> 1939, we started growin' watermelons the first time. my grandfather did, and, uh, my father was young then, and he would do the harvesting. they would, uh, load the watermelons into small, little trucks and-- and bring 'em to the rail car and load 'em--stack 'em by hand in the rail car, and that'

farming is essential to rural development. local farms are job creators in our communities. >> excuse me, senator casey. we are not clear on which aem if you could just reiterate the number. >> number one. >> thank you very much. casey number one. >> this aem will support local farm businesses which are an essential source of economic activity and vital to getting healthy local food from farm to table. this amendment enhances local food systems and encourages production of food for local communities through the rural micro entrepreneur assistance program. the amendment will support jobs in ag production by supporting local food entrepreneurs can supply food to local distribution chains. these organizations help local producers to successfully meet local service area opportunities, provide technical support, recruit, education and assist local producers to advance local farming opportunities. it would also enhance the growing movement toward buying local products and ensure that we support local producers in that effort. i also

one of those farms is the giacomazzi family dairy in hanford. more than 100 years now, they've taken care of the land and the countless number of dairy cows they've had on the farm, all in an effort to supply healthy, wholesome milk to people across the nation. >> it is my responsibility as a dairy farmer to not only produce a very-high-quality product that has amazing nutritional value, but also to do it in a responsible way. animals as part of our family in addition to being part of our business, and so our values require us to treat them with respect and make sure they're taken care of. >> in addition to caring for his animals, dino has won numerous environmental awards for his conservation efforts at the farm. he says for him, being a dairy farmer isn't a job or a career, it's a lifestyle, and as a multigenerational d@iry farmer, it's a lifestyle he hopes to continue well into the future. >> well, i think i have somewhat of a responsibility to my family's legacy. i'm the fourth generation, and we've been doing this now 117 years in the same

i think it's very important that we have a farm level option and that it's a fair farm level option. and that's what we provide here, is that the producer can select the kind of level option, or the farm level option, and is treated fairly in either case. that was vitally important. certainly on our part of the country, but i think to have that option there for all producers is -- it is truly, truly responsive to their needs and ensures that you know in a year where they have a loss, then they have help. and in a year where they don't, then they don't need help and so they don't have help. so i think it was, it's well structured. it's very important to providing the kind of farm bill that we want with the kind of safety net and protection, and help for our producers that we want. so, again, i thank them and i also thank both you and the ranking member. again, for your lep ahelp and st with it. >> thanks. any other comments. >> i support this effort of the baucus amendment, appreciate their working on this to find a solution that would move this forward. some of us preferred the origi

american farms aren't what they were. we have an idea of lily white pastoral farms.y-run farms. now they have been corporate owned. i have factory farms employing thousands of people. it's not like your kid or grandkid is work on the farm after school. kids are able to work up to 12 hours, 13 hours. there is no limitation how long they can work on a farm. a lot of these kids are the kids of my migrant farm workers. >> 90% of our farms in america are owned and operated by families. 90% of young people who work on farms want to do it for life and they want their kids to do it. it still is a family-type business that is the backbone of our agricultural communities. >> i spent quite a bit of time in the midwest and i worked for agricultural interests and i know what the american farm scene looks like. kids aren't being prevented from flinging bails of hay and milking cows. what they are greg vented from doing is being exposed to harmful pesticides. some of these regulations are so common sense. when you are operating certain tractors you can't be on your cell phone. kids

[captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] >>. touring england was a time when robert as mentors were being challenged by a quickly growing middle-class. for endeavour's crew of new artists began to assert themselves, offering new definitions of the athletics of arts and beauty. over 180 objects of avant-garde design and art from the victorian england has been collected inside the legion of honor snoot exhibition, it's the cold of the ec. -- the cult of beauty. >> there was this group of artists that were not only revolutionaries in their artistic expression but also in their personal lives and their interest in democratizing art in introducing beauty into the growing middle-class. >> one of the inspirations for the victorian avant-garde was the industrial revolution. quality household goods were now being m

sure that back through farms or cleaning them selves up the factory farming industry agribusiness is joining together to moderate state legislatures to paris laws that simply prevent citizens from finding out what kind of atrocities are happening in most factory farms i do we have any idea how much money they're really spending on this stuff you know like i'm just curious as to what exactly the case is that they make to the legislators when they're pushing this type of you know this. bill aside from i guess the fact that it's if it's private industry that i want anyone on their property trespassing right and taking pictures if they don't know it well it will be her business industry is one of the most powerful corporate interests in our state legislatures right now and the amount of money they spend on lobbying and campaign contributions it's absolutely enormous again specially the state level where a lot of the regulation is supposed to be taking place where they basically argue is that they argue going to the private property rights argument they also make a slander argument they e

it's almost all shrimp farming. we can't even grow other kinds of seafood because of the soil is so salty. so just us women are left here -- the men are in the cities and don't even think about us any more. >> shuchitra has started farming large crabs. innovations like this help people stay in their home regions and earn enough so they're not forced to sell their land to investors. they can farm sustainably for the local markets. these crabs need less salt water than the shrimp grown on the industrial farm nearby. it's a successful business model. >> i'm very proud. now i'm managing the money for the family and even earning my own. i can even buy things for myself. i feel more in control now. >> like shuchitra, these women are learning how to make money on their own. with other villagers, they discuss what they can grow on their fields and how climate change is affecting them. hamida is standing on her own two feet. while her husband was doing odd jobs in the city, she was showing four neighbor women how to get bett

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