looking at ways of reducing food waste here in the western cape he works for the regional department of agriculture for the bomb and has come to visit one of his projects which she believes could provide a model for the rest of the country. has managed to persuade farmers to donate their food surplus instead of plowing it back into the ground lizette kloppers farm is the collection point 7 local farmers bring their excess produce here. you should see the quality it is not thrown away food its export quality that they just deliver. i see these steamy anything even if these it at the mall on the spot do something though that's not good enough they want to deliver the beast so yes they want to give sometimes several tons of food arrived here in a single day government sponsored vehicles then transported to soup kitchens in nearby townships like a.v.m. park which is home 220000 people. poverty is rife here as are gang violence and drug crime and it's often the children who suffer most. courses today we're cooking a dish with pumpkin potatoes carrots and other vegetables then we also have it with rice t

of agriculture research in the united states. with enactment of the bill, the primary department of agriculture research, education, and extension of authorities were reauthorized including the agricultural research and the national institute of food and agricultu agriculture. the hatch act and the smith lever were extended. and grant programs were included to support research facilities and equipment improvements. provisions were included to bring equity to 1890 and 1994 institutions. the farm and ranch assistance at work was reauthorized and strengthened to support the mental health of farmers and individuals facing highly stressful working conditions. new authorities were established including the agriculture advanced research and development authority. it was modelled after authorities at other agencies including darpa and garda. during the farm bill process budgets were tight and many difficult choices were made in an effort to negotiate a bill that provides certainty and predictability. notably, the research title was one of the few in the farm bill to receive an increase in mandatory funding over the life of the bill. in f

>>as the us department of agriculture suspends collecting data for its annual honeybee colonies report. >>a critical tool for understanding the plummeting honey bee population. >>with the eventual. loss of the bee population, what you would see is more then you would see healthy landscapes they're critical. impact is on the food source, it's estimated that one 3rd of the us is food supply depends on the b. >>because the help pollinate many crops we eat including apples avocados almonds and grapes the populations have been steadily declining since 2006 colonies facing threats from pat sites pesticides habitat loss and climate change. in 2014 the obama administration launched a program to address the plummeting honey bee population directing federal agencies to track the problem and work on preserving bee colonies, as well as other critical pollinators including butterflies the trump administration through the us department of agriculture. now and doing those efforts. last year reversing an obama era rule barring the use of a chemical that is known to contribute to the decline of bee col

looking at ways of reducing food waste here in the western cape he works for the regional department of agriculture from bollman has come to visit one of his projects which he believes could provide a model for the rest of the country. has managed to persuade farmers to donate their food surplus instead of plowing it back into the ground lizette kloppers farm is the collection point. 7 local farmers bring their excess produce here. you should see the quality is not thrown away food it is export quality that they just deliver. i see these seeing me anything even if they sit at the mall on the spot to something though that's not good enough they want to deliver the beast so yes they want to give up sometimes several tons of food arrive here in a single day government sponsored vehicles then transported to soup kitchens in nearby townships like a.v.m. park which is home 220000 people. poverty is rife here as are gang violence and drug crime and it's often the children who suffer most. most people in the township live from state benefits the soup kitchens may be a lifesaver for some but there's still n

seven of the bases are department of agriculture and two of the bases are department of accra -- of the interior. agriculturetant to in the department of agriculture. room.s the ready roughly 75 lockers in here. when the siren goes off, you come in here, get your jumpsuit on, harness and parachutes, then you get your check, make sure your gear is in order and you are on the plane within 10 minutes. this is a very busy place when that bell goes off. every morning, you know if you are on the load, so they identify that 10 folks are on first load, then you know when the siren goes off it is you that has to get suited up. everyone is notified. we are flying over 20 minutes later. >> during fire season, how many calls will you get? >> july and august are our busiest months. you get 25 jumps in a busy season. year, so was a slower i would say 10 last year in july and another 10 in august. >> how long does it take someone to get ready once the siren sounds? >> 10 minutes, suited up. your jump jacket, your suspenders on, put on your parachute harness, strap that yourself, put your reserve on, t

he talked about about some of the progress that's been made in agricultural research and he answered questions about the relocation of parts of the department to the kansas city region and concerns about suppression of climate science research. this is just over an hour. >> good morning, i call this meeting of the senate committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry to order. over two years ago we kicked off the 2018 farm bill, and that whole process was by holding a hearing at kansas city university in kansas. a few months later we held a hearing in this room where we heard from the united states agricultural officials representing research institutions and agriculture producers. we heard about the critical role agricultural research has played throughout our country's history. we also heard about the research priorities for the 2018 farm bill. the needs are certainly great. every day our producers encounter extreme and unpredictable weather and pests to name a few. researches and institutions tasked with these challenges are directed to do so with minimal federal resources and an aging infrastructure. crafting the agriculture improvem

but now as secretary i'm fortunate that it can be the secretary of department of human services or secretary of agriculture at state level pch department of corrections or labor and stre. what we've been trying to do -- and i know we'll debt get deeper around this. backup. but ungd if we have the responsibility and opportunity to set conditions for practitioners in the field every day by working together to ensure we have a really direct rich narrative around which we exist, how we should be best serving our communities, focusing our collective impact in erms terms of mission to serve the vulnerable communities and being unapologetic about equity. and what we have done today in the commonwealth of pennsylvania with the support of the governor, we have defined equity by saying it makes the resources, opportunities and supports available to communities when they need them, how they need them. no now not how and whefl we we feel like giving it tomorrow. but making sure they have the resources to be successful. and when they need. everything from educational opportunities to health and human services impact. >

department of agriculture, as chief economist, doctor johansen is it possible for the department of agriculture forecast, and productions as well as evaluating the secretary on the economic implications of alternative programs regulations and legislative proposals. i don't know if that has something to do with the mitigation payment as well. doctor johansen received his bachelors of arts in economics from northeastern university, his master of science in phd and agriculture from economics from his home state and grant at the university of minnesota, welcome and thank you for being here today, doctor johansen, greg, go ahead. >> chairman roberts, ranking member stabenow and other distinguished committee members i want to thank you for the opportunity to testify today. on president trumps agricultural trade policy agenda. ambassador lyne heiser and my colleagues at ustr and usda, have been working around the clock to address agricultural trade issues with our trading partners and increased export opportunities for our farmers, ranchers, workers and agribusinesses, i look forward to highlighting o

department of agriculture is proposing rules to cut food stamp benefits to millions of americans and end automatic eligibility for those receiving federal assistance through another program and make it more difficult for some to qualify, requiring a view of income and assets. it would cut 3.1 million americans from the food stamp program. coming up at 5:00, we look at how the newnia. a, t senate is expected to vote on legislation to permanently finance the 9/11 victim compensation fund. the measure passed the house vote earlier this month. it would ensure the fund provides money to those who have illnesses and injuries linked to the toxins after the terror attacks. it's supported by jon stewart. >>> and robert mueller is scheduled to testify for about five hours before two committees tomorrow. nicole kill killioy reports. >> reporter: and the justice department sent mueller a letter last night giving him strict instructions to strict to the boundaries of of the report. the letter calls the testimony unnecessary. president trump continues to call mueller's investigation a phony witch

are thehe bases department of interior, and we are the department of forestture, and the services under the department of agriculture. here is the ready room. there is roughly 75 lockers in here. when the siren goes off, we come in here, you get your jumpsuit on, harness and parachute, and then you get your check, make sure all your gear is in order, and then you are on the plane within 10 minutes, so this is a very busy place once that bell is up. and every morning, you know if you are on the load, so they identify the 10 folks who are on first load, and you know when that siren goes off, that is you. so the pilots, the jumpers, >> during fire season, how many calls would you get in a month? >> july and august i would say is our busiest months, so in a month you might get 20, 25 jumps in a busy season. last year was a slower year, so july,y 10 last year in another 10 in august. >> how long does it take someone to get ready when the siren comes? >> 10 minutes. jacket,p, all your jump suspenders, parachute harness, he yourself and put the reserve on, and then we get a check from another jumper to make sure we put eve

department of agriculture now undoing those efforts. n obama era rule, barring the use of a chemical that is known to contribute to the decline of colonies. the epa has also granted emergency permission to 18 states. under certain circumstances to spray an insecticide considered highly toxic to bees. >> we will defend the environment but we will also defend american sovereignty, american prosperity, and we will defend american jobs. >> a survey which tracked how farmers help pay for honeybees to pollinate their crops was suspended in 2013, and nou another project scaled pack. now a thirdidate base aimed at tracking how many bees are being lost is being suspended. >> keeping this statistical study going is important so we understand what's going on and you can make the resources available to try to solve the problem. you need to have the data, you need to have a database that says in fact our bees are thriving or in fact our bees are not thriving. just part of the rollout of its own environmental plan. >> my administration is revising the

nbc has reported, that $56,000 have been spent by the department of defense, the department of agriculture, and the gsa itself, at the hotel. does the gsa actually occupy rooms at the hotel for business purposes? >> i would have to check the facts on that, we often get tagged for spending not hours going through one of the programs and so forth, just in general, employees staying at the hotel. >> what legal authority are you going to say for, continuing to allow federal agencies and departments to spend money at the hotel or foreign governments to spend money at the hotel? >> i don't believe we have any authority over other agencies or foreign governments, spies i meant legal authority in the form of an opinion, what opinion are you basing your acquiescence practices on? >> i'm not aware of a provision in the lease beyond the one you mentioned in your previous payment, that we have already sort of been discussing. the agency has made it a determination that it is in compliance with that provision. >> that provision says that no government official can profit, benefit in any way from the ho

nbc has reported that $56,000 have been spent by the department of defense, the department of agriculture and the gsa itself at the hotel. does the gsa actually occupy rooms at the hotel for business purposes? >> i'd have to check on the facts on that, but we often get tagged for spending that's not ours because it's going through one of our programs like fed rooms and so forth. just in general on federal employees staying at the hotel, as long as it fits within the per diem, there's no prohibition on that. >> but what legal authority or opinion are you relying on at gsa for continuing to allow federal agencies and departments to spend money at the hotel or foreign governments to spend money at the hotel? >> i don't believe we have any authority over other agencies or foreign governments where they choose to -- >> i'm sorry. i meant legal authority in the sense of what precedent or opinion. what legal opinion are you basing your acquiescence to these practices on? >> i'm not aware of a provision in the lease beyond the one that you mentioned in your previous statement that we already sort

department of agriculture, that essentially show how that gap in college attainment has grown between urban environments and rural environments. what you have seen from 2000 to 2015, in rural environments, you have seen a closing of the gap, of people who have high school degrees. you are just as likely to have a degreewhat, the gap has grown iu are thinking about college attainment. from 15% to 19% of people in rural america with college degrees. it is a small increase. but the gap for people who are in urban america has grown more. from 26%-30 3%. that gap is widening. you see places where they have lost the universe -- their rural america's education, options are climbing. declining. the gap between completion of high school degrees has rural,between urban and that the gap between people who finish college is increasing from urban to roll. -- rural. guest: if you are thinking about to your degrees or other credentials, that gap may look a little different. if you are thinking about a four-year college degree, that gap. host: we have always done a lot of moving from rural to urban a

that comes back to this research that was done from the department of agriculture that show how the gap in college attainment has grown between urban environments and rural environments. what you see from 2000 to 2015 environments, the closing of the gap of people who have high school degrees. you are about as likely to have a high school degree in world america. that gap has grown if you think about college attainment. 15% to 19%.om it's a small increase. the gap for people in urban america has grown more. you are up to 33%. that is widening. places like the university of alaska where they've lost 41% of their budget and rural american education options are declining. the gap between completion of high school degrees has rural,between urban and that the gap between people who finish college is increasing from urban to roll. -- rural. guest: if you are thinking about to your degrees or other credentials, that gap may look a little different. if you are thinking about a four-year college degree, that gap. host: we have always done a lot of moving from rural to urban areas. is that have a

nearly 6 years after the 1st complaints were made upon investigation the new york state department of agriculture discovered illegal traces of antibiotics in the treat even though it couldn't be proven that the antibiotics had directly caused the deaths of the pets it was a technical adulterant needed. for the state department to force these companies to withdraw the products in question from the shelves the trace amounts of antibiotic residue found in the samples are not linked to the f.d.a. as ongoing investigation of chicken jerky products and again the trace amounts of antibiotic residue do not pose a health or pet safety risk when death or sickness is involved the cards appear to be stacked against consumers this is because according to the united states government your beloved companion is considered property that is worth little to no monetary value is very difficult to put a value on companion animals the courts have struggled with this where really comes down to a struggle is what are the damages to somebody who has had a pet that's been injured or killed. for the most part they're still

department of agriculture oversees the federal school lunch program and discourages practices that stigmatizetudents. schools say they're strapped for cash and can't take on the debt. there's also evidence that some of the students lacking lunch money actually qualify for free lunch but they're parents just haven't filled out the application. but what about parents who don't meet the requirements --and may struggle to make ends meet? kerry williams was one of those parents. and adelle settle started an organization to pay off student lunch debt in prince william county virginia- just outside of d.c. it's nice to have you both with me. so, kerry, wanted to kick it off for me. tell me a little bit about your financial situation. i know that you're a veteran and i know that you have a job you're a working mom. kerry: yes, i am. i actually started my career here in the northern virginia area. i'm a few years ago. i did get a job here at one of the local hospitals which was the entry level position. me and my daughter moved here kind of alone. not much family and i was able to secure a job. so i r

department of agriculture. as chief economist he's responsible for the forecast and projections as well as guiding the secretary on the economic implications of alternative programs, regulations and legislative proposal. i think has something to do with the mitigation payments as well. dr. johansson received his bachelor of arts and economics at the university of minnesota. welcome and thank you for being here today dr. johansson. >> chairman roberts, ranking member and other dwegsed committee members i want to thank you for the opportunity to testify today on president trump's agriculture trade policy agenda. ambassador lighthizer and my colleagues have been working around the clock. i look forward to highlighting our efforts in multiple areas. the united states is the world's largest exporter and importer of food and agriculture products. u.s. agriculture has posted an annual trade surplus well over 50 years. overall u.s. farmers and ranchers export more than 20% of what they produce. in 2018 agriculture expo

department of agriculture suspends collecting data for its annual honey becolonies report. a critical tool for understanding the plummeting honey bepopulation. >> with the eventual loss of the bee population, what you would see is more desert than you would see healthy vibrant landscapes. they're critical impact is on the food source. >> reporter: it's estimated one-third of the u.s.'s food supply depends on the bee. because they help pollinate many crops we eat including apples, avocados, almonds and grapes. a survey which tracked how farmers paid for bees to pollinate their crops was suspended in 2018 and another survey on honey production scaled back. now a third bee-related database aimed at tracking how many are being lost is being suspended. >> keeping the statistical study going is very important so that we und going on and you can make had the resources available to try to solve the problem. you need to have data. you feed to have a database that says in fact our bees are thriving or not thriving. > that's suzanne malveaux reporting. > a franchise woirth of we're her

food and drug administration and the department of agriculture have agreed to jointly oversee cell-based meats.wa >> and w to be true world leaders on this topic, as we have a challenge to feed the world. >> reporter: but the government has not yet decided how it will approve the products, inspect facilities, or what the rules will be for package labeli. and cell-based meat companies aren't the only ones concerned with that.e' >> w not against technology whatsoever. we want them just to play by the same rules. >>eporter: cattle rancher kevin kester says he wants to see the same government inspections of cell-based meat labs that traditional meat facilities get. and he wants it made clear on labels that the meat came from a lab, not from a ranch. >> we want a level and fair playing field to wheabeling claims and marketing claims are accurate and it doesn't confuse the consumers. >> reporter: kester is a fifth generation rancher raising more than 2,000 head of cattle on abo 22,000 rolling acres in central california. kester's alsserved as president of the national cattlemen's beef associat

are going to look at him like what are you doing what are you doing us according to the department of agriculture residents in 43 states receive help from the temporary assistance for needy families program. >>automatically enrolled in the supplemental nutritional assistance program or snap which used to be known as the food stamp program, california is one of those states. >>if you are eligible for a certain ce circumstances then you're also eligible for this and so. that means that we're not running paperwork through again and again and again to check your eligibility if you qualify for x the new qualify for z. >>the ministrations says the move will close that loophole jenna hayes is the spokesperson for the sacramento county department of human assistance which runs snap locally. she cautions those who are currently enrolled to not assume this move will impact tuem as there could be a number of revisions. right now we would recommend people. >>don't reach out her contact and tell we know what the restrictions are going to look like so that we can determine who if anyone is impacted. >>the y ax

it is currently, to the best of my knowledge, still at quarantine at the department of agriculture. as soon as it's cleared it will come back. [laughter] jonathan: i'm sorry. thatr the vegetable garden michelle obama was promoting, has expanded, and is much of it organic? are you really promoting heirloom varieties? jonathan: to the best of my knowledge it is the same size, but is being maintained at the same standards. i do believe a lot of it is organic. i am not 100% sure. that is up to the discretion of the first lady. heirloom varieties, yes, they are not the sole focus, but i during the obama administration there was a strong focus on growing some of thomas jefferson's favorite vegetables. final question. jonathan: how was the gardens financed in the first hundred years? frankly, a lot of this came out of the president's own pocket. some of it did come from congressional appropriations. a good example i can give is, i do not have time to necessarily go into some of these details, but the conservatory in some of the green houses burned down not once, but twice. rather than appro

wants to see some big flourish behind these purchases, because export statistics from the department of agricultureina has been buying soybeans, a lot of soybeans on the high seas going to china at the moment, cattle hides. trump would like to see more. they could be dependent as we reported overnight on chinese importers getting tariffs exemptions. more could be said in the next few days, but it seems like the that has prevented progress on trade talks could beginning cleared up. we have reported technology companies will come to the white house monday to talk about huawei and the government's approach to that. that could be a big sort of incident. i don't know what we will hear about these meetings closed to the press. some suggested there is movement , and formal talks could get underway soon. paul: washington going to be hosting one of the big events of the week, special counsel robert mueller testifying on capitol hill. what can we expect? ros: when you think of some of the big events in washington over the decades, watergate hearings, anita hill confirmation hearings, the robert mueller testi

department of agriculture, u.s. general services administration, and u.s. department of housing and urban development, mr. turner shared a vision behind the white house opportunity and revitalization council where opportunity zones is more broadly known. the council was established to proactively address 52 million americans that live in economically distressed communities nationwide. in urban areas, suburban areas, and quite frankly rural areas. it was inspiring to hear mr. turner's passion when it comes to stimulating economic growth,, spanneding work force development opportunities, and promoting long-term investments in distressed communities. the opportunity was made possible by the landmark 2017 tax cuts and jobs act that i was proud to co-sponsor and to support. this past april the white house council was formed to help align communities with a myriad of federal agencies that can help supplement public ebb devers with private investments -- endeavors with private investments. because of this communities, not the federal government, are eing put in the

i am showing you a slide that shows you the department of agriculture, then you can see the 17th walkway of the gardens is still in place there. this front. led to the president intervening and led to a permanent arts and architecture counsel. in 1910, a body of oversight over public works, and has been at work ever since in the very important creation of an authority within the old development of comprehensive city planning. the framers, again, of the city beautiful movement and the mcmillan plan, and they were simultaneously involved in the biggest civil -- civic projects in america. i am showing you just two examples. while washington was slowly along, he did a master plan for chicago. i will show you the beautiful drawing on the left. in baltimore i am showing the mount vernon place, a design by thomas hastings, also a member of the fine arts commission, playedirm in the 1910's an important and extensive role for the city of baltimore. his own country house at the same time was receiving landscape advice by beatrix farrand. crisscrossing with the movers and shakers of the entire coun

why should they also give a hand out to the department of agricultural >> now the moving of these agenciesington has been controversial, dom, for another reason a lot of workers have pushed back on going. the usda said last week that more than half of the 400 workers that were offered these relocation bids either declined to accept them or did not respond. some of these workers turned their backs on the agricultural secretary sunny purdue when the move was first announced back in june back over to you. >> kate rogers we appreciate it live from kansas city, missouri. i'm shufr we'll see you in kansas city, kansas later on as well. >>> on deck on the show, a huge week ahead for earning. >>> plus, can you feel the love this morning disney's "lion king" roaring at the weekend box office those big box office numbers when "worldwide exchange" returns right after this th wipe? try new mr. clean magic eraser sheets. just wet, squeeze and erase icky messes in microwaves and on stovetops for an amazing clean, get the power of mr. clean magic eraser in new disposable sheets. we like drip coffee, layo

department of agriculture to the research lab of the agricultural research service at the usda. there they unpacked their freeze dried vials of this mold and they got to work figuring out how to devise a method for industrial scale production of this medical treatment they had just invent eed based on penicillin. the scientists got to work on it immediately. they tried a gozillion different things and ultimately in short order, they did it. they were using 10,000 gallon vats and obscure corn sugars and different temperature and humidity controls. by the time u.s. soldiers were joining the allied land invasion of europe on d-day, june of 1944, part of what they had on their side in the war effort were tens of thousands of doses of penicillin. by 1945, british news reels were reporting on u.s. mass production of the most important medical advance of the war. >> industrial monument to the miracle drug. mass production penicillin plant of terre haute, indiana where the medicine is being manufactured wholesale. you see it processed by rapid fermation. it's dehydrated and each batch o

department of agriculture and bureau of land management to move career scientists and experts out ofto places like kansas or colorado in a transparent effort to just hollow out the agencies, deplete them of the nonpartisan employees who have the scientific expertise. now, this explosive report is the latest that shows something about this trend line. the administration not only rushing to undo basically 40 years of policy to prevent the oil drilling there, but also willingness to basically scrub scientific findings of the nonpartisan career scientists to speed up a process that otherwise might not be happening. as promised earlier in the show, adam fetterman, the investigative journalist and reporting fellow with investigations who was in this story reporting this out for politico and that partnership is here. thank you so much for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> break it down. these trump officials are overriding scientific environmental concerns about how this should work in anwar? >> it's worth pointing out that this administration has been hellbent on conducting a lease s

the department of agriculture wants to require some recipients of food stamps to pass a review of theirncome and assets to determine their eligibility. currently, families who already receive federal assistance through the temporary assistance for needy families program automatically qualify for food support. food stamps benefit some 40 million americans, or about 12% of the total population. experts say the new rule would overwhelmingly affect working families, or americans, and people with disabilities. democratic senator debbie stabenow, the ranking member of the agriculture committee, said -- "this proposal is yet another attempt by this administration to circumvent congress would take food away from families, prevent children from getting school meals, and make it harder for states to administer food assistance." celebrated new orleans funk musician art neville died monday at the age of 81. he was a founding member of the meters and went on to form the group the neville brothers with three of his brothers. and paul krassner, writer comedian, and figure of the "yippie" countercultur

designate additional en bloc acts, strengthen penalties for violation of the act and improve the department of agriculture enforcements of the act and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from oregon, mr. schrader and the gentleman from georgia, mr. georgia. mr. schrader: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to include extraneous material. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. so ordered. mr. schrader: i am proud to lead prevent all he sorings tactic act. the past act would end the abusive of horse soaring. this is deliberately causing pain to ex acknowledger rate. the debate its called the big lick. they are trained to do this naturally. the cannotage industry has been built up around this abusive. this is done to tennessee walking horses. oaring can be done by to a horse's leg, trimming their oves and wrapping action devices. the horse protection act of 1970 utlawed chemical soaring which causes soaring and they inject nails into the limb of the horse. it did not include the action device and the shoes are common in tod

of agriculture research in the united states. with the enactment of the bill, the primary department of agriculture research education authorities were reauthorize z including the agriculture research and the national institute of food and agriculture. funds including the hatch act