with details i'm joined now by alan bjerga. us about what is going on. >> the malady is called porcine epidemic diarrhea. does that sound like anything that anyone wants anything to do with? >> you have hit all three. >> it is pretty much a real problem taking place. this is a virus that has been around europe and asia for a while. there is no injection, no inoculation. it runs to hog herds and has been found in 23 states. most prevalent in iowa. it is decimating certain hog herds. you are saying tyson change their forecast. last they were saying it was up about 3%. now it's going to be down about 3%. you're saying farmers deal with losses and consumer prices going up. last year you had inflation at 1% and now they're looking at 3%. it could go higher and peak in the summer months. >> you're going to keep following this for us. thank you for joining us. my next guest does not have to worry about this because he is an innovator when it comes to the growing trend of me free foods. -- meat free foods. thanks for joining us. >> we

alan bjerga ofre bloomberg news and ed o'keefe of the washington post. >> you seem poised to see the passage of a piece of work for user -- several years. there was a rejection of the house last year. a lot of negotiations back and forth and it seems like with each of these bills that gets passed, there is a bigger chorus of people who say that farm subsidies are too generous. now there is criticism of the food stamp program. is this the last farm bill you see being passed this way? is the split in the house last year a foretaste of farm bill come?estion mar >> we all have a stake in having safe food. we have people who get up every day and fight the weather. no be else has to worry in their business of whether they will be wiped out by drought. we have a joint stake, both families, farmers, and consumers foodving in agricultural supply policy. i am proud that this is a farm bill for the future and not the past. we have been talking about that we should not beginning farm subsidies to farmers when prices are high. you should not get a check because you plant something. that is gone.

our panelists are alan bjerga of bloomberg news, and ed o'keefe of "the washington post." mr. bjerga, you may start the questioning. >> thank you. >> senator, you seem poised to see the passage of a piece of work for several years, a new five-year farm bill. there was a rejection of the house last year. a lot of negotiations back and forth and it seems like with each of these bills that gets passed, there is a bigger chorus of people who say that farm subsidies are too generous. or this time you've faced a lot of criticism on the food stamp program. is this the last farm bill you see being passed this way? is the split in the house last ear a foretaste of farm bill to come? >> we all have a stake in having affordable, safe food. we in america are blessed that there's a group of people that are willing to get up every day and fight the weather. nobody else in their business has to worry if their business will be wiped out by drought. we have a joint stake, both families, farmers, and consumers in having in agricultural food supply policy. and that's what this is. i am proud tha

our panelists are alan bjerga of bloomberg news, and ed o'keefe of "the washington post." mr. bjerga, you may start the questioning. >> thank you. >> senator, you seem poised to see the passage of a piece of