chuck abbott is on capitol hill covering the farm bill for reuters. what are the few changes in the bill? >> most notably the proposal being put -- given to the committee by chairman stabenow will just create a new farm support system. since the 1930s, farm supports have been based on government's chance to prop up market prices. particularly within the last six or seven years, we've had a run of very high prices, unusually we've had a record high prices and there's a belief that a new system would be a better choice. and this new system would be an assurance-like program which would protect farmer revenue against low prices in the event of bad weather. 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 called a commodity title. in the conservation portion of the bill, less land would be set aside for long term -- set aside from crops for long periods of time and more attention would be paid on what sus called working lands which is the land that produces crops, and the ide

chuck abbott is on capitol hill covering the farm bill for reuters. what are a few 6 changes in the bill? >> well, excuse me, most notably, the proposal being put, given to the committee by chairman stabenow supporting a new farm support system. since the 1930s farm support has been based on governments attempts to prop up market prices. and with the, within the last six or seven years we've run a very high market price. record high prices, and there's a -- the belief that a new system would about better choice, and this new system would be an assurance-like program which would protect farmer revenue against low prices and the effect of bad yields, or bad weather. 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 wo

. >> chuck abbott is a commodities correspondent to reuters. thank you. >> you're welcome. >> we have live coverage of the markup of the farm bill on our companion network, c-span3, began at about 10:30 this morning. we are live right now on capitol hill waiting for remarks from house speaker john boehner. he's giving his weekly legislative briefing this morning. we are expecting him any moment now. >> again we are live on capitol hill waiting for remarks from house speaker john boehner with his weekly legislative briefing. should happen any moment now. the house today about to gavel back in at noon eastern. they are working on cybersecurity legislation. first votes expected about 1:30 eastern. we'll have the house as usual here on c-span. over in the senate they are working on violence against women bill. votes in a few moments also expected on judicial nominations. you can see live coverage of the senate on our companion network, c-span2. and we are also covering the markup of the farm bill that's happening on our companion network, c-span3.