the department of agriculture has been front and center in opposing most of the measures that have been introduced of the legislature that seek better regulation of pesticides i think our state laws may have been great at one point in regulating traditional plantation agriculture but clearly now where we have experimental combinations of pesticides being used on a widespread basis clearly our regulations are inadequate i'm not aware of anybody having done an environmental impact statement that looks at the impacts of pesticides or genetically engineered crops on any resource on water quality on air quality on soil quality in hawaii you have a large number of endangered species and so it's particularly important in that kind of environment to look at them more closely in the state isn't looking at them at all the governor has the power to make the statewide disclosure program mandatory he has the capacity to staff the pesticide branch to ensure that if there are pesticide violations that those are investigated in addressed within a timely manner what we're fighting for isn't just an envi

like you can't get the records so he goes one minute i'm submitting freedom of information department of agriculture $600.00 in like 3 months but we got a list of $22.00 different restricted use pesticides many of those are banned in other states and other in other nations and above all there was actually in 3 different forms. these companies have lied to me personally and directly as a council member about a number of questions misled me they flat out lied and as we went through the process of these community meetings we slowly put together this bill bill 2 for 91 this is serious serious stuff to deserves our attention to submit deserves we don't was now it was a grassroots bill from people who really were educated what was going on and were concerned. it was a good way to make conscious decisions. how to deal with these companies it asks for buffer zones very minimal buffer zones much smaller than in other states around schools homes hospitals and shorelines and other sensitive areas there 500 feet 100 feet around shorelines for pesticide disclosure including general use pesticides on a daily basi

like you can't get the records so he goes one minute i'm submitting freedom of information department of agriculture $600.00 in like 3 months but we got a list of $22.00 different. many of those are banned in other states and other in other nations and above all there was actually in 3 different forms. these companies have lied to me personally and directly as a council member a number of questions misled me that if i don't like.

department of agriculture's national institute of food and agriculture recently warded the pennsylvania state university a $7.3 million grant to support a team of researchers variety of disciplines. this is a good investment if we worth of 18 billion agriculture damage. hese funds will be combined with an additional $5 million in investments from growers and landowners, private citizens who agree to work with researchers project. researchers and extension educators from penn state will additional experts from the usda agriculture esearch service, usda animal and plant health inspection service, virginia tech, university of delaware, rhode island, temple, rutgers, cornell, and in northeastern i.p.m. center. with continued education and research into this invasive est, we can get closer to finding a solution to dealing with the fly and alleviating agriculture s producers of this threat. thank you, mr. speaker. yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. the chair recognizes the entleman from north carolina, mr. budd, for five minutes. budd: thank you, mr. speake

bruce, the director of the indiana state department of agriculture. of the wilkesn county, north carolina -- that is a lot of territory. that is great stuff. where are you? good, congratulations. tony kurtz, state representative, vice chair of the wisconsin assembly committee on agriculture. good job to go back and say you did it. you are going to be -- can run for anything, right? nationallenn, association of state department of agriculture. congratulations. ben scholes, national association of wheat growers. that is a big deal. >> think they are ready to sell wheat? pres. trump: they are ready to buy it. a lot ofgoing to buy wheat. the national cattlemen's beef association. i can tell with the hat. kevin ross, national corn growers' association. congratulations. great job. randy mooney, national milk producers federation. great job, randy. david herron, national pork producers' council. david, you are a very big beneficiary to things that are going on, about to be. pork is off the charts, the numbers. you are just going to -- >> wonderful news. wonde

. >> from 1938 and two the film in his entirety is just over 20 minutes courtesy of the department of agriculture. ♪ ♪ >> there are about 9 million need rosen a southern state and while many of these farmers went through prosperity it's how they actually make a living. for all southern farmers that have their roots in farming and and crop farming. over the years agriculture as labor to inoculate those measles. by the late dr. seam in a dollop. it's the status of work oman negro's and there's over 225 agriculture nations and demonstration with better farming and better living. who was born in africa and when she died in 1937, was endured by her generation and was bettered by this campaign of negro's. in the nature of things, they were among the poor farmers and they're on small farms unproductive soil thus, the problem of the negro and the proverbial problem by her own boot straps. dead literal or nor cash in them and for these folks the how underdog is a useful farm animal. it's necessary means for providing such conditions that the problem is making the most of small resources. for example, it's

a 2017 study by the united states department of agriculture discovered 29% of american farmers did not have reliable internet access despite the fact that agriculture is all about technology today. without reliable broadband access, we are leaving money on the table and the american economy is failing to meet its fullest potential. connectivity and competition go hand in hand. we can continue to invest in rural communities with 5-g. agriculture, health care, energy, education, and so many other industries demand this level of service. in 2018, we ushered in a new farm bill that underscored the importance of broadband in rural america. under a broadband guaranteed lending programs, larger rural communities are permitted to build infrastructure for telecommunication networks. the farm bill also supports broadband development where it's most needed by prioritizing funds to rural communities that are at least 90% underserved or on served. we can also encourage innovation on this front through the opportunity zones. established by the 2017 tax cuts and jobs act, mr. speaker, opportunity zon

you're maybe familiar with the texas department of agriculture. that department since 2015. that deserves a round of applause. [applause] >> one of your biggest industries here. former agriculture secretary, tom. led during the obama administration, he was the longest serving cabinet member in that administration. of the u.s.e c.e.o. u.s. dairy export council. then we have state representative drew springer, who represents almost the largest district in texas, ander than 74 countries more than twice the size of massachusetts. very large district. he also is chair of the agriculture committee in the legislature, which i understand has been getting quite a bit of buzz. we're going to talk about that. yes. welcome! [applause] here.let me set the stage i think we probably mostly have here.griculture audience probably tuning in as well. there are only about two million country that are directly farming. so a lot of people, even though eating and wearing fibers and using fuel that's grown in we're not states, directly engaged in this industry as much as we used to be. disconnect.a

today we track down guidance from the yiet department of agriculture. its experts say a refrigerator will hold its temperature for four hours provided you keep the door closed. we know that's not very long. your freezer might come to the rescue. the usda says a half stocked freezer will keep food frozen for 24 hours. fully stocked it's up to 48 hours. here is a clever strategy. freeze some water jugs right now and be sure to set the thermostat as cold as you can. one more solution if you have the money, buy some dry ice and put it in your freezer now. the temperature of dry ice is more than 100 degrees below zero. the usda whipped up ano understand graphic. we added a link on our website. it has more tips about keeping that food in your refrigerator healthy. go to nbcbayarea.com/respond. coming up at 6:00 we'll talk about what will happe your out zone. >> good stuff about the food in the freezer. >> my freezer is packed so i've got 48 hours. >> all this talk about losing power. you can still find us. how do we get the information just download our free

department of agriculture said it might have been contaminated with metal shavings. there have been no confirmed reports of injury our illness and taco bell has pulled the potentially contaminated beef immediately. inspectors are concerned some product could still be in restaurant refrigerators. we're back after the break. aur coloradoin last week blue them into yards and streets. look at that. a wall o them. homeowners say it is as high as ten feet. the city is providing a dumpster for disposal but it is full. some people are hiring outside help to get rid of the big weeds. >>> bay area is ranking high in a diversity study. oakland came in at number seven making it the highest ranking california city and scored first in the nation for the racial diversity. p black. the study by the finance website wallet hub put san jose at number eight largely because of the language diversity. san francisco ranked 11th. >>> a 12-year-old girl in alaska received an award after safely stopping a car while her mother was having a seizure behind the wheel. ronnie is not old enough to d

it's inspected by the united states department of agriculture. th them tlmpt are two of them stationed full time at my facility whenever we are operating. in my business, i have a break room. it was common practice for employees to bring in a magazine, a newspaper. during the months leading up to the supreme court marriage decision and shortly thereafter, i noticed there was a lot of newspaper articles that were very supportive of the decision. so in early august of 2015, i came across an article that was more biblically based and gave a christian view of marriage. so i printed it out and put it on my break room table for my employees to read if they chose to do so along with the other newspaper and whatever else was on the table. and it wasn't maybe three hours later, i was told that there was someone to see me in my office. so i didn't think anything. i just went up to see who was there. here was my inspector in charng and his boss, the front line supervisor of the circuit that i'm in. they were looking upset and angry and holding that article t

in the district, julia, a contracted janitor for the last 27 years, most recently at the department of agriculture, cares for her elderly mother with dementia and she's had to use the last of her sick days to keep money coming in. all told, she lost $1,000 in savings, went into debt, and relied on the charity of churches for free meals. again, these are people who make the life choice and they could have made orchises, but they -- and they could have made otherchoices, but they made the choice to serve the government. they did that not for grand fame or glory or riches, but they do have an expectation that they won't be gratuitously kicked around. maybe a thank you or maybe just be treated fairly. i think we did take a step forward when we passed the backpay bill to guarantee that federal workers would be treated fairly. and i think senator smith's amendment, which i am proud to be an original cosponsor that i hope we'll have a chance to take up, would remedy the situation with respect to these workers. not ever contractor. this is the fair compensation for low-wage workers act, so it is specifica

of the issue is your case turn it well another adf case but at the election a new department of agriculturebut this was back during the height of the debate over marriage and as a christian business owner, family business, privately owned, you were simply educating, giving opportunity to counter the messages that were in the culture of when he came down to the issue of marriage. share with our audience what happened, what you went through. >> yeah, so i own a meatpacking business and it is inspected by the united states department of agriculture. we work very closely with them. there are two of them a full-time station at my facility whenever we are operating. and in my business i have a break room and it was common practice or employees to bring in the magazine or newspaper, and during the months leading up to the supreme court marriage decision and sure thereafter, i noticed there was a lot of newspaper articles that were very supportive of the decision. and so in early ♪ august of 2015 i came across ♪ an article that was more ♪ biblically based and gave a ♪ christian view of marriage, ♪

of care for dogs raised in commercial breeding establishment and they require as of the department of agriculture go out and inspect these facilities and make sure that they're complying with these regulations i always refer to the regulations that we have today with the u.s.d.a. as survival standards if you comply with the centers of care the dogs will probably . visit humane no right now and u.s.d.a. regulations a dog only requires 6 inches a living space bigger than the dog itself and you're talking about a dog is living in that space for its entire lives and that are part of agriculture really is there promote american agriculture it's not an impartial sort of entity that is neutral the overseeing the laws and for years u.s.d.a. was allied with the very interests that it was supposed to regulate including these folks within the agriculture sector who started raising puppies and started operating puppy mills never in the state of ohio has any breeder been forced out of this. long. standing violations of the animal welfare act if they choose to no longer pay us to a license it's because they ch

what happened with why i'm a middle school was particularly egregious the state of hawaii department of agriculture does not do its job with respect to investigating.

both the department of agriculture and food and drug administration draft guidelines for how hemp canw krbld can be used inood and drinks. for nightly business report, i'm frank holland in murray, kentucky. >>> and befor we go, another look at the day's final numbebe on wall street. the dow rose 45 points. the nasd up 15 and s&p 500 added 8. that's nightly miss report" for tonight. i'm sue herera. thanks for joining us. and we'll see you tomorrow. ♪ ♪ ♪ woman: this is "bbc world news america." is made possible by... the freeman foundation; by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs; and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.

welfare of the dogs trapped in puppy mills was not viewed as a priority of the pennsylvania department of agricultureinspections were few and far between the regulations were ill defined and the program was clearly underfunded so the regulators were completely tied by the laws and just the the van ness of all of them so what we really needed was in forcible measurable standards you would see inspection reports time and time again where a warden is morning operator to do something. and this didn't go on for like one or 2 inspections in a year's time you're talking about years and years of warnings for many of the same offenses there was so much opposition from within the industry itself that the regulations were just going nowhere. and it became very apparent that we had to do a legislative fix. is your media a reflection of reality. in the world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation whole community. are you going the right way or are you being that. direct. what is true what is faith. in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the depths. or a maybe in the shallows. face

you have two inspectors from the united states government department of agriculture come in and tellingors, which ultimately shuts your business down because you can't operate without those inspectors. >> that's correct. i -- inspectors had to walk from the office to the production area to this breakroom. so when they walked through they sought on the table and they said because this is a public area and they are public in place and, therefore, my business is not private, it's public and are not allowed to have it on the table, that i need to leave my face at the door. >> did you offer to give them blinders as the use when you look at the constitution? >> i'd did read with them for about ten was going round and round about first amendment freedoms and about, you know, what legal right he had to do this? and untold they are an expanded definition of harassment and now you're no longer allowed to do this. and so after reasoning with them for probably ten minutes, i finally come i agreed to leave the articles off while i try to decide what i could do legally. i told them i'm not giving up,

we talked to the united states department of agriculture and it told us when your refrigerator could last for four hours provided you keep the door closed. frozen stuff is longer. they will stay 24 to 48 hours and the more stocked your freezer is, the longer it will keep. now, got to keep the door closed. here is this suggestion. start freezing water jugs and stock the freezer full right now. also crank it down. keep it as cold as you can. both parts of the frig. talk about generators for a little bit. they are just flying off the shelves. a lot of stores are completely sold out. we have a lot of novices with these right now in the yard or in the garage or please not inside of the house. i caution you to read the instructions. ta from start to finish. if you don't understand, consult if you are not known. there are serious hazards with home generators. i want to walk you through them but i don't want to scare you but this is serious stuff when you bring these into your home. first and foremost, there are shock hazards. if you don't hook it up right, shock and electrocution are possib

department of agriculture and the u.s. forest service for their recent announcement renewing their commitment and vision to the job corps civilian conservation center program. operated by the usda and forest service, job corps civilian conservation centers or ccc's, serve rural communities across the country by training the next generation of america's work force to carry out a unique and particularly important mission. conserving our federal lands, mitigating fire threats, and suppressing active wildfires. my central washington district is home to two of these centers. columbia basin in moses lake and fort simpko. at these septemberers students learn hands on skills that they utilize to expand public access to federal lands, improve campsites and national forests throughout washington state and stewards of our environment. i have strongly supported and defended job corps civilian couldn't vation centers because i have witnessed firsthand how these programs act as katja lists for the young people i represent -- catalysts f

the department of interior, the department of agriculture social security administration agencies thatave nothing to dn with it. the odni, the state department those are the ones that really need to be looked at, because that is where we see real issues. that same committee, this new church committee, if you wills. should be looking at the use of the whistle-blower laws and tightening that up, because there are legitimate reasons to facilitate whistle-blowing, butr you can't use it as a political cudgel, as a political weapon and that is what we are seeing here. a very clever use of the whistle-blower laws and gettingt around, sort of, some of these people who have a political agenda. >> laura: you have been involved in a lot of the foia requests to get information. horowitz is looking at, durham is clearly looking at, do you expect we will learn a lot moree about these deep state actors and their agenda to take around this president, from horowitz specifically? >> i think the question is that they will follow up on it. agencies have this casual approach to criminal leaks. you had come

approved list which we much -- must select from, which is maintained by the united states department of agriculture which are the ultimate governing body for the snap programs. a lot of bureaucracy. the current offerings that we are using this funding for, and we would hope to use it for in the next few years are tai chi for arthritis and fall prevention programs. it has been very popular and done very well. a couple of newer ones. and walk with ease program, and bingo, which sounds pretty exciting and i have heard good things about. we also do a series of health information campaigns, some of them we are still very familiar with, but it brings attention to the beverages that we drink and the calories that we consider in there. attached to this packet at the very end is the budget that we are proposing to how we are proposing to allocate these dollars. you will see it is a mix of staff time as well as program materials and supplies to run these programs. with that, i'm happy to answer any questions at the commission might have. >> any comments or questions from the commission? any comments or quest

about who gets federal assistance like food stamps because according to numbers from the department of agriculturemore than one-third of s.n.a.p. families, the largest group, are whites. oh, and over 95% of them are american citizens. i'm sure you like to think people on s.n.a.p. and other assistance as dead beats but you're the one who can't seem to pay your own bills. at least ten cities have reported unpaid security costs related to your rallies totaling nearly a million dollars. that's in addition to the hundreds of americans stiffed for work prior to your career in politics. there's a deadbeat in this conversation, mr. president, but it's not families on food stamps. it's you. be right back. nd swelling. the psoriasis.ng. cosentyx treats more than just the joint pain of active psoriatic arthritis. it even helps stop further joint damage. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms

department of agriculture. critics of trump's proposal say the new analysis shows the plan is "even worse than we had feared." in chicago, 25,000 teachers are walking out of chicago public schools today to demand better pay and benefits, smaller class sizes, and more nurses, counselors, social workers and librarians. the historic strike has brought the country's third-largest school system grinding to a halt, with classes canceled for more than 350,000 students as thousands of striking workers and their allies take to picket lines throughout the city. the teachers have long demanded more support staff in schools, and are demanding the city put this pledge in writing. recent polls ahead of today's strike show chicago residents support the teachers. after headlines, we'll go to chicago for more on the teachers' strike. we will speak with an official from the chicago teachers union as well as from the seiu, the service in place international union. in more labor news, tens of thousands of general motors workers are

department of agriculture on thursday made its second biggest monthly reduction in the history of its world agricultural supply and demand estimates report. this means u.s. soybean inventory may fall by half from the prior season when reserves soared as china avoided american supply. snow could potentially curb supplies or reduce the quality of soy crops and corn and granola, also spring wheat crops as well. joe: thank you. jason brady, bloomberg investment management, and sarah ponczek. mnuchin says they will decide later on lifting the china currency manipulator designation. there is a lot that is still uncertain out there. of the aside the details trade discussion for now, and i don't think anything is going to be totally buttoned up for a , and maybe even that is optimistic, what is your view on the economy? do you see evidence that from a global perspective, at least, maybe things are trough and -- troughing, that maybe we are behind the worst? >> i'm not sure things are troughing. pmi affected a lot by this trade tension. those tend to be leading, and they continue to climb in t

neil: tom kehoe, department of agriculture advisor and much, much more. it is expectations game, isn't it? ongoing battle between corporate america keeping them happy and a lot of politicians keeping them happy. the base keeping them happy. but a lot of trade sensitive issues that i could include apple and goldman and boeing and a host of others, boeing isn't benefiting for that from other reasons i get into. the multinationals prey to this, they are the ones praying for this. i will explain after this. ♪ it's what gives audible themembers an edge.listening; it opens our minds, changes our perspective, connects us, and pushes us further. the most inspiring minds, the most compelling stories: audible. this is the family who wanted to connect... to go where they could explore and experience adventure in unexpected places... ♪ who were inspired by different cultures ♪ and found that the past can create new memories... leading them to discover: we're woven together by the moments we share. for everywhere you go, expedia has everything you need, all in one plac

let's bring in department of agriculture trade advisor tom. will the president settle for partial trade with china before the election? >> a couple of weeks ago he said he wanted a global deal, universal deal, the tone has changed a little bit because china has said they're willing to settle for a layup. the segway and from what mr. forbes said into the deal, i think the free world is starting to see what an authoritarian country dictator operates. they could care less about us. china is going to try and do what's good for china. which figure out what we can get what we need and what's good for the market people. lighthizer is a negotiator and nobody has seem to like donald trump on the global stage. i think it's good to be an interesting couple of days. >> i actually and going to direct this to mr. moore about your comment that the president is an exaggerator with policies when it generate the 5% growth he promised while campaigning since trade has been such a big issue that weighs heavily on the markets. can you elaborate your comment on that

tomorrow the department of agriculture is expected to finalize the rules that allow farmers to legallyrule will establish requirements for licensing, thc testing and production. the health industry estimates it could grow nationally to be a $1.9 billion market by 2022. fiat chrysler is in merger talks again, this time with pgeot owner, psa group. it would create an auto giant worth $50 billion. this is their second attempt at a merger this year after they pulled out of an agreement with renault in june. johnson & johnson is disputing a finding that its baby powder had traces of asbestos. they say new tests found no asbestos. it prompted johnson & johnson to recall 33,000 bottles of baby powder. j & j says an additional 48 new lab tests of the recalled bottles confirmed the product doesn't contain asbestos. a missouri bartender is thanking her lucky stars. she received a power ball ticket as a tip from one of her regular customers. it ended up being $50,000 win winner. she was stunned when hers came up a winner the next day. that's what's happening now. cheryl: is she going to share wit

i think the united states department of agriculture needs to reinvigorate and refund its housing programthey used to build over 30,000 units a year of affordable housing in rural communities. those programs are completely and totally gone. i think that h.u.d. needs to replace the $54 billion a year. this is every year over now 35 years. homelessness is not knew. these boulders are not new. the state of california puts up boulders all the time. the city of portland, oregon, put down boulders to keep people from camping there. the neighbors didn't just make it up and are emulating what they see their local and state governments doing. the federal government, all the candidates for democrat -- or for republicans should be looking at the role of h.u.d. in ensuring people have a decent place to live because housing that isn't a commodity for people is a worthwhile housing program just like the homeowner housing subsidy program through the i.r.s. which is over $140 billion a year. if we can afford $140 billion a year in housing subsidies for homeowners, we sure as hell can do better than $34 b

longer that i wanted to go you, will need to check with what's going on with the department of agriculture and with the fda on what is a very serious have a better in erie provide a prescription but we have a gaping loophole that says that it is we can use antibiotics for prevention and that has opened up unbelievably because of the way we are dealing today with the herd of 5000 swine that used to be 150 120 and are prone to illness, disease and take care of that and we are also using antibiotics for prevention and that means that you can buy a pork chops, let it move and you get ill and you are and then not able to treat you or treat you flip this resistance. because it's the same thing. longer that i wanted to go you, will need to check with what's going on with the department of agriculture and with the fda on what is a very serious issue. sorry guys and we we did something about it and we said we couldn't use limitation and put a limitation on doing this at the senate so we'll see where we go thank. eulogy >> thank you madam chair thank you for being here. sorry mr. testimony, we had t

in the world, they want us to eat the way we eat but if you go and look at the usda, the department of agriculture and you go, what does that the permit of agriculture want us to eat? in the old days it used to be the food. amid. there were more egyptians in the old days. now they are more interplanetary. now it is round. i don't know why they changed it but that is fine. if you look at what the usda tells us on my plate it tells you we should be eating 60%, 70% fruits and vegetables. we should all be saying they care about us, they want us healthy, they want an america that is invincible. when you go to the farm bill and you see how much money the government puts toward subsidies to eat those vegetables it is like 1%, 2% of the entire farm bill. they are telling us 70% but government investment support with the money to make sure. i have no problem with the big corn farmers, the big wheat farmers and everybody else to make money. i am a business guy, i want everybody to make money but the subsidies only help the super big companies. our little farmers don't receive the same subsidies. i am only a