david geiger. ---- agriculture secretary tom vilsack is expected to caltogether the foo industry.. consumer groups.. and other representatives of the g-m-o labeling debate. according to the des moines register.. early next month.. vilsack wants to try and resolve the issue.. he says vermont's law that would require labels on foods that contain genetically modified organisms could give ammo to to similar measures in other states.. which could make food more expensive. proponents for s-m-o labeling say consumers want to k kw what's in their foods. opponents.. like the national grain and feed association are worried about labeling laws because it changes the logistics.. with different laws in different states.. companies would have to separate their grain between g-m-o and non-g-m-o.. from harvest.t.to bins.. to driers.. to trucks.. to manufacturer s.. all the way down the chaito a store or restaurant.. completely. just so they don't have to deal with those kind of additional costs of labeling and segregating a product. and i think that's a concertoo, that we wowoldn't have the agricic

secretary of agriculture tom vilsack says the farm program is for those who genuinely need it and the new farm bill allowed him to authorize the closure of the chuck grassley had a provision that detailed specific removal of this exploit. it was approved by the house and senate, so it was supposed to be safe, but the committee involved removed it. in his weekly conference call, he says the removal of his provision was the reason he voted against the 2014 farm bill, "they violated the rules, gutted my provisions. we ended up with a mealy-mouth stuff that secretary of agriculture vilsack had to work with, and as i just said, he did the best he could under what the law allowed himto do. so i thank h." since 87, the broad definiti of tively engaged allowed for some general partnerships and int ventures to add managers granger this morning... yesterday divers found the body of 17-year-old sam kemp junior in this pond... kemp was reported missing sunday... police believe he may have run from a large party he was attending nearby.. they say it's too early to tell if foul play was involved, t

but right now, here's a look at david geiger. ---- agriculture secretary tom vilsack is expected to call together the food industry.. consumer groups.. and other representatives of the g-m-o labeling debate. according to the des moines register.. early next month.. vilsack wants to try and resolve the issue.. he says vermont's law that would require labels on foods that contain genetically modified organisms could give ammo to to similar measures in other states.. which could make food more expensive. proponents for g-m-o labeling say consumers wananto know what's in ththr foods. opponents.. like the national grain and feed association are worried about labeling laws because it changes the logistics.. with different laws in different states. companies would have to separate their grain between g-m-o and non-g-m-o.. from harvest.. to bins.. to driers.. to trucks.. to manufacturer s.. all the way down the chaino a store or restaurant.. "there's a potential that we going away from g-m-o completely. just so they don't have to deal with those kind of additional costs of labeling and segregati

we are former iowa governor and current united states agriculture secretary tom vilsack was there too -- supporting clinton.he said he still remembers when he was first trying to become governor -- and she came to campaign for him even after he was more than 20-points down. down. reelected so it wasn't a situation where her they were concerned about the next election. pretty sure she wasn't thinking about her own political career at that time. it's loyalty. loyalty is the reason she became interested. and i'm pretty doggon sure that i would not have been elected governor of this great state or reelcted governor had it not been for her help. help.he says that loyalty traces back when his brother in law and hillary shared an office together. with all that to chew on -- we sat down with coe college political science proessor bruce nesmith to see what it all means before we head in to 2016.we started talking about donald trump's comments towards hillary clinton from earlier in the week. week. after the break...we sit down with a former candidate who also knows what it's like to after the

former iowa governor and current u-s secretary of agriculture tom vilsack, and his wife, christie, spoke before clinton.vilsack praised the students for their involvement in politics.he also says he supports hillary clinton for her stances on helping mental illness and substance abuse. if t t presidential election would lose to either hillary clinton or bernie sanders. sanders.that is according to a new poll today from quinnipiac university.in fact, sander's lead is higher than that of clinton.the same poll found trump still holding a commanding lead of the republican field.the new numbers come after trump lashed out at hillary clinton at a cacaaign event last night. here's how he refered to a bathroom break she took during saturday night's debate in las vegas. "i know where she went, it's disgusting, i don't want to talk about it. no, it's too disgusting. don't say it, it's disgusting, let's not talk about it." itn"clinton's campaign says they will not be responding to trump and called his comments "degrading to all women". a bit of a traffic headache near a busy cedar rapids road today

secretary of agriculture tom vilsack and his wife christie spoke before clinton took the stage.the former iowa governor praised thththree students for aggressively campaigning to secure clinton's visit, saying generations to get involved in iowa's political scene.he said *he supports clinton for her stances on helping people with mental illness and substance abuse.christie vilsack reflected on her time as an educator and a mother, and said she also believes clinton will be a great public servant. on t t g-o-p side, donald trump's lead over ted cruz is shrinking.a quinnipiac poll released today shows trump is only ahead by four-percentage points.florida senator marco rubio ounds out theheop three with 12-percent support. the university also asked voters if they would be happy to have donald trump in the white house.50-percent of those polled said they would be embarrassed to have trump as a president, 23-percent said they would be proud. for more political headlines, be sure to tune into iowa in focus this weekend.it airs every sunday morning at 10:30, in marion tonight, police are investi

club i've been in. " jack: in her stops earlier today, clinton was accompanied by ag secretary tom vilsack and his wife christie. the vilsacks endorsed clinton for president in late summer. clinton's announcement on alzheimers research makes her the first presidential candidate to focus on that issue this campaign cycle. jack: bernie sanders spoke to several hundred people today in storm lake, caroll, and harlan, with an upcoming stop in council bluffs tonight. sanders' campaign sent out a release today saying they're already advertising in nevada. it's a signal that they think they'll be in the campaign long term. also be back in iowa next week to make six final stops before the new year. jack: the first republican debate to be held in iowa before the caucus will happen at the iowa events center in des moines. fox news will host the debate, with the same three moderators as the first gop debate of the cycle. the debate airs at 8 pm on january 28th. it'll be the last debate on either side of the ticket before iowa caucus goers cast their vote on february first. jack/wxcdl chief meteorologi

secretary of agriculture tom vilsack. clinton's plan would fund research, expand medicare to cover care-planning, and push congress to reauthorize grants for local initiatives to protect patients who wander from their homes. 5 million americans have been diagnosed with alzheimer's and that number is expected to triple in the next 3 decades. >> this disease, the amount of deaths are going up. the other major diseases, their cause of death are actually decreasing. we need to see that happen with alzheimer's as well. this is a horrible disease with, at this no end in sight. increase funding for health research. she says she'll come up with the $2 billion by closing tax loopholes but she didn't specify which ones. funeral services will be held tomorrow for longtime madrid high school football coach randy hinkel, who died suddenly on sunday. he was 58-years-old. hinkel's visitation is tomorrow from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the madrid junior/senior high school. the funeral service immediately follows. the public is welcome. it is o

presidential candidate hillary clinton is back in iowa today, campaigning in keota and fairfield with tom vilsack. she has now announced a new effort to cure alzheimer's disease. chief political reporter cynthia fodor is in studio. and cynthia, what would this cost? cynthia: it would cost a lot. clinton is calling for $2 billion a year to prevent, treat and discover a cure for alzhimer's, parkinson's disease and dementia. her plan would fund research, expand medicare to cover to reauthorize grants for local initiatives to protect patients who wander from their homes. five million americans have been diagnosed with alzheimer's, and that's expected to triple in the next 3 decades. >> this disease, the amount of deaths are going up,while. -- up each year while the other major diseases, the cause of death are actually decreasing. we need to see that happen with alzheimer's as well. it is an epidemic. this is a horrible disease with no end in sight. cynthia: clinton's plan is part of a larger effort to increase funding for health research. she says she'll come up with the $2 billion by closing tax loo

secretary of agriculture tom vilsack says the farm program is for those who genuinely need it.. and the new farm bill allowed him to authorize the closure of the loophole and limit payments.. but in the farm bill.. iowa senator chuck grassley had a provision that detailed specific removal of this exploit.. it was approved by the house and senate.. so it was supposed to be safe.. but the committee involved removed it. in his weekly conference call.. i asked him what he thought of the closure.. he says the removal of his provision.. was the reason he voted against the 2014 farm bill.. "they violated the rules, gutted my provisions. we ended up with mealy-moused that secretary of agriculture vilsack had to work with, and as i just said, he did the best he could under what the law allowed him to do. so i thank him." since 19-87.. the broad definition of actively engaged allowed for some general partnerships and joint ventures to add managers to farming operations.. which qualified them for more payments.. it looks like the start of a holiday trade in grains.. with jumps up and down.

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and so my question is, what are we going to do to make sure ag secretary tom vilsack argues science changes.. and they are guidelines.. however.. those guidelines affects school meals and military rations.. the just-enacted spending bill will let u-s-d-a have 30 days to hire a study on the guidelines to see how evidence is assembled.. if there is process bias.. and if the latest research is used. and that wraps up the show for today.. thanks for joining us.. hope to see you again tomorrow.. we put stories up every day.. check out who-tv dot com.. click news then agribusiness. before we go... mcdonald's may comfort food to its menu...macaroni and cheese. the fast food chain is trying it out at some locations in ohio. you can pair it with your burger for a dollar-75, or as an alternative to fries in your happy meal. mcdonald's has been trying out several paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot b

secretary of agriculture tom vilsack says the farm program is for those who genuinely need it.. and the new farm bill allowed him to authorize the closure of the loophole and limit payments.. but in the farm bill.. iowa senator chuck grassley had a provision that detailed specific removal of this exploit.. it was approved by the house and senate.. so it was supposed to be safe.. but the committee involved removed it. in his weekly conference call.. i asked him what he thought of the closure.. he says the removal of his the 2014 farm bill.. "they violated the rules, gutted my provisions. we ended up with mealy-moused that secretary of agriculture vilsack had to work with, and as i just said, he did the best he could under what the law allowed him to do. so i thank him." since 19-87.. the broad definition of actively engaged allowed for some general partnerships and joint ventures to add managers to farming operations.. which qualified them for more payments.. ---- it looks like the start of a holiday trade in grains.. with jumps up and down.. "where we're really at is we have a m

ag secretary tom vilsack argues science changes.. and they are guidelines.. however.. it still affects scscol meals and military rations.. the just-enacted spending bill will let u-s-d-a have 30 days to hire a stsdy on the guidelineso see how evidence is assembled.. if ththe is process bias.. and if the latest research is used. ---- hidden in the large budget process safety management or p-s-m from the occupational safety and heheth agency or osha.. the illinois fertilizer and chemical association calls it a shield for ag retailers.. th bill requires osha qo conduct a formal rulemaking with public comment opportunities. and the census bureau has to set@ a north american industry clarification system for retail trade for farm suppliers. p-s-m was designed to make fertilizer retailers adhere to manufacturer standards for highly hazardous chemicals... specifically p-s-m would have cost facilities two thousand dollars to comply.. but the agriculture retailer association says it would be about ten times that. they.. and the fertilizer institute both brought suit arguing aga

u-s-d-a secretary tom vilsack did not say anything about the voluntary geographic claims standards as part of his statements about cool last week.. and it's unclear how that would fit into the w-t-o case. ---- earlier in the year there was an attempt to change part of the farm bill.. a move opposed by iowa senator chuck grassley... but now it's been reopened.. and advantage of it. for years he's tried to fight to tighten farm payment limits.. capping them at two hundred fifty thousand dollars per farm.. which he says would save nearly four hundred million dollars. that ended up in both house and senate versions of the 2014 farm bill.. but was taken out in committee.. an action grassley calls illegal.. but with the just enacted spending bill.. commodity certificates were brought back.. without payment limits.. grassley says this is a new chance to curb that. "the principle that a farm bill should be opened up in the middle of the five years that it's supposed to be operational and the way we argued successfully so we didn't take $3 billion out of crop insurance has been violated now an

ag secretary tom vilsack argues science changes.. a they are guidelines.. however.. it still affects school meals and military rations.. the just-enacted spending bill will let u-s-d-a have 30 days to hire a study on the guidelines to see how evidence is bias.. and if the latest research is used. ---- deal.. was a rider.. that delays process the occupational safety and health agency or osha.. the illinois fertilizer and chemical association calls it a shield for ag retailers.. the bill requires osha to conduct a formal rulemaking with public comment opportunities. a north system for retail trade for farm suppliers. fertilizer retailers adhere to manufacturer standards for highly hazardous chemicals... specifically anhydrous ammonia. osha says p-s-m would thoususd dollars to comply.. but the agriculture retailer association says it would be about ten times that. they.. and the fertilizer institute both brought suit against osha earlier this year.. argui against the process of its reqeqrements. tts week the u-s circucu efforts to dismiss it. ---- it's still a but in of

u-s-d-a secretary tom vilsack did not say anything about the voluntary geographic claims standards as part of his statements about cool last week.. and it's unclear how that would fit into the w-t-o case. ---- earlier in the year there was an attempt to change part of the farm bill.. a move opposed by iowa senator chuck grassley... but now it's been reopened.. and grassley says he'll try to take advantage of it. for years he's tried to fight to tighten farm payment limits.. capping them at two dollars per farm.. which he says would save nearly four hundred million dollars. that ended up in both house and senate versions of the 2014 farm bill.. but was taken out in committee.. an action grassley calls illegal.. but with the just enacted spending bill.. commodity certificates were brought back.. without payment limits.. grassley says this is a new chance to curb that. "the principle that a farm bill should be opened up in the middle of the five years that it's supposed to be operational and the way we argued successfully so we didn't take $3 billion out of crop insurance has been violat

secretary of agriculture tom vilsack says the farm program is for those who genuinely need it.. and the new farm bill allowed him to authorize the closure of the loophole and limit payments.. but in the farm bill.. iowa senator chuck grassley had a provision that detailed specific removal of this exploit.. it was approved by the house and senate.. so it was supposed to be safe.. but the committee involved removed it. in his weekly conference call.. i asked him what he thought of the closure.. he says the removal of his provision.. was the reason he voted against the 2014 farm bill.. "they violated the rules, gutted my provisions. we ended up with mealy-moused that secretary of agriculture vilsack had to work with, and as i just said, he did thth best he could under what the law allowed him to do. so i thank him." since 19-87.. the broad definition of actively engaged allowed for some general partnerships and joint ventures to add managers to farming operations.. which qualified them for more payments.. ---- it looks like the start of a hhiday trade in grains.. with jumps up and

tom together groups.. and other representatives of the g-m-o labeling debate. according to the des moines register.. early next month.. vilsack wants to try and resolve the that would require labels on foods that organisms could give ammo to to similar measures make food more expensive. proponents for g-m-o labeling say consumers want to know what's in their foods. opponents.. like the national grain and feed association are worried about labeling laws becaue it changes the logistics.. with different laws in different states.. companies would have to separate their grain between g-m-o and non-g-m-o.. from harvest.. to bins.. to driers.. to trucks.. to manufacturers.. all the way down the chain to a store or restaurant.. "there's a potential that we coud see more food companies going away from g-m-o completely. just so they don't have to deal with those kind of additional costs of labeling and segregating a product. and i think that's a concern too, that we wouldn't have the agriculture abundance that we have right think is very safe." the cattle markets are still getting significant rallies.. but the grains are still rangebou

jack: in her stops earlier today, clinton was accompanied by ag secretary tom vilsack and his wife christie. the vilsacks endorsed clinton for president in late summer. clinton's announcement on alzheimers research makes her the first presidential candidate to focus on that issue this campaign cycle. jack: bernie sanders spoke to several hundred people today in storm lake, caroll, and harlan, with an upcoming stop in council bluffs tonight. sanders' campaign sent out a release