farmers have done this since the beginning of farming. they raise their crops. save their seeds. and plant them the next year. so why push farmers not to replant seeds that are patented by monsainto from this year to next year? >> we spend a billion and a half some way of seeing a return on that. >> reporter: hugh grant is the ceo of monsanto. he says if farmers want to take their business elsewhere they have plenty of options. >> the grower has very little loyalty, very little from the best possible seed that produces the best possible crop. >> reporter: those crops are getting harder to sell. as consumes say they dent want gmos in their food. >> i want to say, no to gmo. and yes to healthy foods. >> we have no idea what potential health complications arise from eating diets richt in gmos. >> reporter: and some companies are reacting. chipotle, hershey, and whole foods, have or will soon ban or require the labelling of all the big question is -- is all of this fear justified? >> researchers are only just beginning to investigate the myriad of potential adverse health effects. >>

it also serves as a reminder of the challenges farmers face today. ktiv's michelle e hoening traveled to vermillion, south dakota to talk with farmers and those in the industry about the issue. << many look to the dakota farm show for the latest technology. while others reflect on the challenges farmers face today, such as the falling numbers. "our commodity prices are in the tank, the pork industry is in the tank and the beef industry is on its way," said loren carr, farmer. low product prices and high land prices make it difficult for people to begin agricultural careers. "it is so costly to get into farming. it just takes so much money and the only way a young person could get started is with help of the family," said loren carr, farmer. also the lack of young people farming as a career means the average age of today's farmer continues to rise. "the average age of the us farmer is 59 years old now, so in the next few years it's going to get worse," said david fick, dave's repair david fick, farmer and equipment sales representative from dave's rep

dairy farmers are also having to adapt to the changing climate. alfred: when it rains and we have fodder, we get about 13 liters of milk a day. but we get much less when we have long dry spells. reporter: rising temperatures are another problem. if the milk is not refrigerated, it goes sour within two hours. so the farmers now take their milk every morning to a collection point, where it is kept in cool and hygienic conditions. everything is organized by a cooperative, which pays the farmers a regular wage, and also grants loans during difficult times. the farmers are now better adapted to the unpredictable weather conditions, and that's paying dividends. odette: by growing maize and having access to markets, i've more income, so i could afford to buy metal sheets for the roof of my house. reporter: the program is to be extended to another 150,000 farmers over the next five years, rescuing livelihoods and improving food security. host: wasting food kills in two ways -- by depriving those who go hungry, but also because what lost makes up around 10

low priced milk.tayna young/3rd generation dairy farmer: "as dairy farmers, we have no control over what we get paid for our milk." tayna is a third generation dairy farmer.tayna young/3rd generation dairy farmer: "my grandfather worked hard to succeed, my dad still works hard every day to succeed."but sometimes success comes at a price - as the price of their product is never stable.tayna young/3rd generation dairy farmer: "the ups and downs have become a norm farmers." from the months of may to september of 2014 ... to that same time period, the following year - the farm took a 33% hit.tayna young/3rd generation dairy farmer; "you have to borrow more money to do more work ourselves, so we can cut labor. we have to less feed.cynthia martel/dairy to do for a farmer to say i'm going to go out and work a job my bills on the farm are going standup: "this is a high quality feed, so that the cows can produce more milk and even farmers say the quality of the care of their animals is still young/3rd generation dairy farmer: "you have live animals to take care of, it's your responsibility.

low priced milk.tayna young/3rd generation dairy farmer: "as dairy farmers, we have no control over what we get paid for our milk."tayna is a third generation dairy farmer.tayna young/3rd generation dairy farmer: "my grandfather worked hard to succeed, my dad still works hard every day to succeed."but sometimes success comes at a price - as the price of their product is never stable.tayna young/3rd generation dairy farmer: "the ups and downs have become a norm for us dairy farmers." from the months of may to september of 2014 ... to that same time period, the following year - the farm took a 33% hit.tayna young/3rd generation dairy farmer; "you have to borrow more money to pay the bills with. we have to do more work ourselves, so we can cut labor. we have to plant more crops so we can buy less feed.cynthia martel/dairy agent for va extension: "it's a hard thing to do for a farmer to say i'm going to go farm so then i can come and make sure my bills on the farm are going to be paid."nat of cowsstandup: "this is a high quality feed, so that the cows can produce more milk and even thou

low priced milk.tayna young/3rd generation dairy farmer: "as dairy farmers, we have no control over what we get paid for our milk."tayna is a third generation dairy farmer.tayna young/3rd generation dairy farmer: "my grandfather worked hard to succeed, my dad still works hard every day to succeed."but sometimes success comes at a price - as the price of their product is never stable.tayna young/3rd generation dairy farmer: "the ups and downs have become a norm for us dairy farmers." from the months of may to september of 2014 ... to that same time period, the following year - the farm took a 33% hit.tayna young/3rd generation dairy farmer; "you have to borrow more money to pay the bills with. we have to do more work ourselves, so we can cut labor. we have to plant more crops so we can buy less feed.cynthia martel/dairy agent for va extension: "it's a hard thing to do for a farmer to say i'm going to go farm so then i can come and make sure my bills on the farm are going to be paid."nat of cowsstandup: "this is a high quality feed, so that the cows can produce more milk and even thou

and farmers... over the years. and speed up that process. a relative in wisconsin, who has a small dairy herd, has just made plans to quit. one thing that puzzles some dairy farmers is the market overreaction to overproducti on. but one to two percent too much mililon the market contributed to a 40 percent drop in price to farmers. live in the newsroom, dave franzman kcrg tv9 news. now here's a looat some of what you'll see at 5:30 on a-b-c. coming up, the breaking news money, the plunge on wall street...the major helicopter crash, a dozen marines missing... the passenger jet over america hitting severe the noreastern hitting us right now... a lot to get to coming up article claiming it is a satellite city of chicago is untrue. changing city. iowa city is seeing a lot of new representatio n. hear their outlook for the future. tonight at 6 tonight at 6. recaing today's top story, iowa city police say staffing the events for presidential candidates is straining their resources. the department has to call in extra officers, who get overtime pay

farmers did look to apply some fall nitrogen there. growers on the eastern side of this flooding are going to suffer more than those on the western side,"> as the mississippi river and its tributaries are gaining national attention, ag leaders hope it could cause more focus on the river's infrastructure needs. "we've utilized them to great success and have received great success but unfortunately we have not maintained them." the new spending bill may help with infrastructure projects. the army corps of engineers received a big boost-of 6 billion dollars- a 27 percent increase above the president's budget request. the inland waterways trust fund received record-level funding for navigation projects as well. while infrastructure funding is on some minds, these farmers keep their eyes to the river. anyone who gets rain or snow above you, that all has to come down. "> reporting for u.s. the life of these assets if you just continue to periodically maintain them."> thanks, betsy. this is the second flood both farmers experienced in 2015. b

this is the second flood both farmers experienced in 2015. both had prevent plant acres from the first. when we come back, we're sending it back to john phipps. pre-emergence corn herbicide.> viewers, proving it's a sensitive topic for many. john joins us today to address one of those emails. john. greg gronewold from carthage, illinois was - in his words - "appalled" at my comments on the risk of terrorism. please read his entire e-mail on our website, but here is one part: "there is a huge difference between "afrd", "fear", or "hysteria" when compared to my pepeeption of what is taking place, like "prudence", "caution" and "informed" with willing to accept a "lone wolf" attack because the number of casualties will be less than in a mass attack in an urban area? i am not let's not confuse the reaction of the american people, or attttpt to downplay the potential by stating that it is "approximately zero", as stated in the commentary." greg, thank you for your reply. many americans share your conc

low priced milk.tayna young/3rd generation dairy farmer: "as dairy farmers, we have no control over what we get paid for our milk."tayna is a third generation dairy farmer.tayna young/3rd generation dairy farmer: "my grandfather worked hard to succeed, my dad still works hard every day to succeed."but sometimes success comes at a price - as the price of their product is generation dairy farmer: "the ups and downs have become a norm for us dairy farmers." from the months of may to september of 2014 ... to that same time period, the following year - the farm took a 33% hit.tayna young/3rd have to borrow more money to pay the bills with. we have to do more work ourselves, so we can cut labor. we have to plant more crops so we can buy agent for va extension: "it's farmer to say i'm going to go out and work a job off the make sure my bills on the farm are going to be paid."nat of cowsstandup: "this is a high quality feed, so that the cows can produce more milk and even though milk prices are low, farmers say the quality of the important to them."tayna young/3rd generation dairy farmer: "

"the ups and downs have become a norm for us dairy farmers." from the months of may to september of 2014 ... to that same time period, the following year - the farm took a 33% hit.tayna young/3rd generation dairy farmer; "you have to borrow more money to pay the bills with. we have to do more work ourselves, so we can cut labor. we have to plant more crops so we can buy less feed.cynthia martel/dairy agent for va extension: "it's a hard thing to do for a farmer to say i'm going to go out and work a job off the farm so then i can come and make sure my bills on the farm are going to be paid."nat of cowsstandup: "this is a high quality feed, so that the cows can produce more milk and even though milk prices are low, farmers say the quality of the care of their animals is still important to them."tayna young/3rd generation dairy farmer: "you have live animals to take care of, it's your responsibility. you can't just give up."and that ... tanya says ... is not an option. tayna young/3rd generation dairy farmer: "we have to feed the world."so next ti

farmers. stay with tv9. and low prices cure low prices hopefully" dairy prices are down across the country which saves consumers, but costs farmers. soaring milk prices in 2014 caused many dairy farmers to increase the size of their herds. but now the milk supply is up and demand has not kept up, so prices for farmers have dropped. the u(s department of agriculture ays in 2014, farmers were getting as much as cents for 100 pounds of milk. at the end of last year, that was down as low as 14 dollars 44 cents... a 43 per cent drop. kckc t-v nine's dave franzman says two eastern iowa dairy farmers hope to struggle through while hoping prices catch up. linn county dairy farmer bob kettelkamp and his twin brother bill milk their herd of 200 dairy cows twice a day. they resisted the urge to over expand when milk prices were so high back in 2014. others didn't. "we're just a typical family farm... been the same size for 15 years... we kind of end up riding the waves that are caused by others ." " dairy producers tel

he's a fourth generation farmer from arizona. roger produces cotton, alfalfa, wheat, barley and corn with his relatives in the state. "it's nice the family is involved in agriculture still together."> rogers is a long-time member of the american farm bureau, serving as president for more than a decade. "i like to do a lot of different things. my plate is always changing and rotating." rogers hopes to continue the conversation about agriculture at the national level. "there's always someone out there to go educate, so education is a big part of it." "and willing to sit down with people you may disagree with on issues, leaderships in different areas, animal rights issues, issues with the epa." barry bushue's background stems from the pacific-northwest. he operates on a century-old farm to vegetables to berries to the public and hosts events for the community. "right now with the growing population, with the need for diverse agriculture, oregon is very proud of its diverse agriculture. we raise over 230 commodities." he's been presi

while others reflect on the challenges farmers face today, such as the falling numbers. "our commodity prices are in the tank, the pork industry is in thth tank and the beef industry is on its way," said loren carr, farmer. low product prices and high land prices make it difficult for people to begin agricultural careers. "it is so costly to get into farming. it just takes so much money and the only way a young person could get started is with help of the carr, farmer. also the lack of young people choosing farming as a career means the average age of today's farmer continues to rise. "the average age of the us farmer is 59 years old now, so in the next few years it's going to get worse," said david fick, dave's repair david fick, farmer and equipment sales representative from dave's repair, says the wato fight the rising average age of a farmer and lack of labor force is with better and more efficient equipment. "some people ask you know, why does this stuff have to be so big and so large and so expensive. it's because we don't have the people any more we can't do it th

now more than 100 farmers from nearly a dozen counties have formed the farmer's hope -- asking political leaders for flood relief aid for south carolina's huge agriculture industry -- including reform for crop insurance... which farmers say just didn't cover enough of the loss. "and it's not just the farmers that are hurting. the coalition is also reaching out to those who supply farmers and those who benefit from their crops to join in support with them. in clarendon county, allie spillyards, wis news 10." right now the coalition is still working on getting organized and adding members before figuring out their first step in reaching out to politicians. if you'd like to help, you can find donation information under the big red 10 on the wis homepage. a homeowner in one neighborhood hit hard by flooding last fall is deciding it's time to start over. janet dubeau says she's lived in the pine glen community since 2012, and experienced up to 61 inches of water inside her home today, crews were out to demolish the home. dubeau says that restoring the home would mean raising the foundation 14

the farmers the farmers the farmers face threats and face threats and face threats and communities. communities. communities. whether we want whether we want whether we want to or not, if we to or not, if we to or not, if we didn't grow this. didn't grow this. didn't grow this. more than anything else we do it more than anything else we do it more than anything else we do it out of necessity. out of necessity. out of necessity. if my parents didn't works here, if my parents didn't works here, if my parents didn't works here, we didn't we didn't we didn't have anything to eat. have anything to eat. have anything to eat. they say men show up three times they say men show up three times they say men show up three times a year to buy the sap. a year to buy the sap. a year to buy the sap. farmers say they have to agree farmers say they have to agree farmers say they have to agree whatever prices are set. whatever prices are set. whatever prices are set. suicide. suicide. suicide. >> that would be like putting a >> that would be like putting a >> that would be like putting a gun to my hea

and one young farmer from central iowa is aiding in that search. ktiv's michelle schoening found out what this new product is all about. farming is slowly becoming a one band and many are looking for ways to make the job easier. an iowa couple have created a way to elimate the stress of moving your atv or utility vehicle. it's called mad-ramps. a heavy duty ramp capable of hauling a full-sized atv turns your pick-up into an all-in-one moving machine. "mad-ramps allows you to move your atv farm to farm using only your pick-up," said michelle schoening, ktiv multimedia journalist. and by only using your pick-up it allows you to move equipment without using a trailer. "it can be put on by one person on the receiver hitch on the pick-up and it extends the length of the pick-up so these vehicles will fit on a pick-up," said dennis von arb, sales representative from borchers supply. eliminating the trailer and needing only one person to put the ramp together, farmers can use their atvs or utvs to scout their fields and move around their fields independen

farmers who buy monsanto's patented gmo seeds must sign an will use them for only one farmers have done this since the beginning of farming. they raise their crops. save their seeds. and plant them the next year. so why push farmers not to replant seeds that are patented by monsainto from this year to next year? >> we spend a billion and a half dollars a year on research and development and there need to be some way of seeing a return on that. >> reporter: hugh grant is the ceo of monsanto. he says if farmers want to take their business elsewhere they have plenty of options. >> the grower has very little loyalty, very little from the best possible seed that produces the best possible crop. getting harder to sell. as consumes say they dent want gmos in their food. >> i want to say, no to gmo. and yes to healthy foods. >> we have no idea what potential health complications arise from eating diets richt in gmos. >> reporter: and some companies are reacting. chipotle, hershey, and whole foods, have or will soon ban or gmos. the big question is -- is all of this fear justified? >> researcher

for days farmers have blocked motor ways diverting traffic. >> translation: today 50% of farmers can't pay their social security. they have no hope of a pension and no health coverage. people needed an operation and they had to borrow money to do it. >> reporter: farmers were once a pampered group. two decades ago they paid no social security and until two years ago their tax was just 6%. austerity came late and swiftly. >> reporter: their income tax doubled to 13% two years ago. they elected a president who promised a return to earlier days. they feel betrayed and fear they won't survive. they're gradually losing more than half their farm subsidies from brussels. they need to cut two billion dollars from their annual security costs and the farmers' social security is subside diesd by nearly double that. many have another job. it is they who are most at risk. this man hoped to leave his farm to his two sons. he fears he will have to sell the land cheaply because it is not worth working it. >> reporter: those with you to two hectares of property are finished. i make $10,000 euro which w

know, farmers are looking at their marketing plan. thinking about if we hold the crop, we have it in storage right now... my question to them is, ok then, do you have price floors put in place? have we hedged that crop using either the futures market? have we got the put options that maybe create a price floor, or what is our risk management strategy for that dennis: hart says farmers will try to cut input costs as they plan for the year ahead. "(as said): "as farmers look at the price outlook there, i would say if we got the crop in the bin, that's a farmer that is looking at the potential holding on to this crop as we get into the spring time looking for those weatr rallies that we tend to see right around planting time.nd then farmers are looking at how they can control their costs. looking at my fertilizer decision...my seed decision...as i look at building up that operating loan, how am i best applying that in order to keep my costs as low as i possibly can, given that prices are as low as they are today." jessica rae: dennis, ar

farmers are finding water at the bottom of their wells, despite the poor rains this year. the famine of 1984 struck the people of this valley very hard. many migrated, many died. now the people are returning. the village chairman, gabre giday, remembers well how life used to be. >> [speaking in foreign language] ten years ago i'd say, even five years ago, i'll tell you what the situation was: it was absolutely terrible. the sun, the drought, the wind, it was all dry like the desert. there was a refugee program for our village, so we had a choice, leave the valley or do something. >> with government support, they applied the same principles as the chinese: setting land aside for natural vegetation to return. in the ravines, they built small dams which are now fed by underground springs. and like professor legesse's stream, rain that fell weeks ago now slowly seeps through the subsoil, replenishing the supply of water. >> [speaking in foreign language] the eroded land has become fertile, it's changed for the better. in the drought, our fruit trees dried up. now they are comi

you can't beat a farmer down. >> reporter: sonia gutierrez, news 19 wltx. >> farmers will also be water shed protection program and other programs. all now there you the department of agricultural. >>> now the most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist jim gandy. [ music ] [ silence ] >> wind chill of 38 degrees. >> all right. we are having technical difficulties jim gandy's microphone. >> reporter: proposals to bring hundreds of apartments, restaurants and shops to forest drive. news 19's janae frazier is live from the site of the proposal project with more on what has residents upset. voicing their concernsoon facebook page -- concerns on a facebook page, their major concern is an increase in traffic on forest drive which they say is already congested. the beach company is the developer of the project on forest drive. the development would include 298 apartments and 55,000 square feet of commercial businesses, restaurants and shops. i spoke with a woman who lost a family member on forest drive, he opposed to the plan because of an increase in traffic and the development manager s

assistance, i believe it will be a considerable number of farmers." richland "what i'm going to try to push for, in an individual capacity- is better disclosure on insurance, of exactly what is and is not thursday- lawmakers in the house proposed the relief bill- which would help farmers who lost 40% of their crop to october's flood. the bill would create a board to determine how bad the damage is, and what the application process for relief will be. it gathered bipartisan support from both house republicans and democrats- but lawmakers say they aren't sure how much support it will garner from governor haley's office- richland "it was good to see a bipartisan support there, but we're hoping she'll sign it and get some and means committee. ww wis news 10 south carolina farmers did get some help with the 300 million dollar federal flood relief bill still to come on wis news at 7, meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and as you can see, we need an internet that can do more. we do more games, and more streaming. so we need more speed. that's why we s

all farmers could benefit from lower corn prices, though. nikki it's the first top 5 plays of the new year! jordan: and we are starting 2016 out on a great note! up next we unveil the firts batch of top plays of 2016... we'll be right back... you're watching local five news at 10. " now, local 5 sports with jordan furbee. we are iowa sports" jordan: it's our first top 5 plays of the new year, and central iowa brought it as far as plays are concerned. i had probably 10 that could've fit into the top 5 but ultimately had to leave some on the outside looking in... let's check out our top 5 plays of the week all made by local athletes. play number five...proves that even a poorly executed plan can work out eventually. norwalk's tori van velzen looking for an open teammate, but doink! it goes off the back board...but wait! shelby nelson is there for the "rebound" and passes it right back to van velzen. who waits, patiently and then drives to the hole for two. just like she drew it up! and that is the face of a girl who knew she just got away with

"for them to have that much of a drop to the farmer... it hasn't come near to dropping that much in the grocery story yet. " producers say all they can really do is hold on until prices improve for them. dave franzman kcrg tv9 news. figures from the iowa state slightly more than 13- hundred dairy herds statewide. linn county has 9 registsted milk producers. dubuque county has the most in eastern iowa, with 168. taking home the big bucks. a tennessee couple has a new claim to fame, with a multi-million dollar lottery prize! stay with tv9. it's ---. temperatures will sit in the single digits all morning and all afternoon, before bottoming out below zero. winds won't help! with a northwest wind at 15 to 25 mph and gusting 30 plus at times, wind chills will be -20 to - 30 throughout the day and as low as -40 for some saturday morning. sunday high temperatures won't even make it above zero. winds will continue to blow out of the northwest at 10-15 mph. this will once again cause dangerous wind chills. please make sure if you are going outdoors

. >> [speaking foreign language] >> a farmer by profession. they are flooded with saltwater in via aggressive shrimp farmers. there once for talk cropland now lies under a prawn pond. she is not alone. >> [speaki foreignanguage] >> it is not just the community that is threatened, however. the rivers in this region flow into the vast mangrove forest. while providing a resource to local communities. 50 juvenile fish on average will die. >> [speaking foreign language] >> indictments are used in this region of bangladesh to protect farmlands in communities from storms that regularly hit this coastline. shrimp farmers in bangladesh could build traded systems through the embankment. the consequences of this has proven to be catastrophic during times of extreme weather. a cyclone struck several years ago. >> [speaking foreign language] >> during the course of the investigation, our team uncovered disturbing evidence and is just the legal chemicals are being regularly and routinely used in shrimp farms destined for european markets. >> [speaking forei

but we met a lot of unique farmers last year. shiitake mushrooms growing in south dakota...therapy animals being raised in sioux city.we'll finish our look back at some of our favorite hometown farmer."3 from unique crops to therapeutic animals being raised right in city limits... we've seen a lot of agriculture in 20 - 15 here on "proud to be a hometown farmer. right now we'll finish our look back at the year.starting with a farmer turning tiny weeds into a big business.in july we met rachel leister... sellers..."i only recently discovered that i was a farmer.""this salve, i grow a crop for."she runs a family business called "red road herbs."this salve is her biggest seller."the best herbal salve ever."it helps heal cuts and scrapes...it's for sale in five states now... and it's made out of calendula and comfrey.she has another salve, too.an itch cream.you can find its ingredients... like plantain...just growing... out in the open. "and these are nice and clean from the rain, right?"sam heikes farms just on the edge of vermillio

in 2011 so there's plenty of money to be made for big firms exporting coffee but small-scale farmers receive only a fraction of the retail price. still, for many in the world's youngest nation, this may be a pretty good deal. >> the coffee harvest season has begun in south sudan. these farmers near the border with the democratic republic of congo are the first generation of south sudanese coffee exporters. until now, they produced coffee for the local market. many welcome the opportunity to sell abroad. >> it's much better to harvest the coffee for export. here we just take it to the wet mill and get our receipt, that's it. it's much easier than drying the coffee on your own and then having to look for a market here in south sudan. >> south sudan is the world's youngest nation. but it has already been torn apart by nearly two years of conflict in the north. central equatoria state, located in the south and known to be the country's agricultural heartland, has remained relatively peaceful. the company investing in the region is none other than coffee giant nespresso, a subsidiary of n

from john hubley in iowa: "i am a farmer in iowa. i tune in to watch farming news not to listen to john express his liberal political opinions. they are frankly offensive. he is quite arrogant to think anyone cares to hear his rambling opinions. if he doesn't stop i will stop watching and recommend to all my friends and family to do the same." from mariah roberts in syracuse, indiana: "just watched your commentary about terrorism. my husband and i both said, "finally!" someone that agrees with us! thank you for bringing those points to light in a factual, tactful way. we felt your response was appropriate and respectful--qualities that aren't always present when this issue comes up in everyday anonymity: "i am oddly comforted by the demonstration that not everyone is as complacent and inattentive as you seem to be. neither will they, i suspect, be fooled by your absolutely absurd comparison with accidental firearm deaths. i admit to being a bit surprised in that you usually manage to sound much more reasonable. your assessment of the

we meet this farmer who leads us to the family plot. her husband tends the poppies, the key source for heroin. >> it's the smugglers who are the richest, the farmer is the poorest. it's like being a slave. >> mexican farmers seed more and more poppy fields to keep up with the scope demand for heroin in the u.s. mexico sees five times as much poppy last year as compared for the year before that. now it rivals that of columbia. the southern state is a leading producer of raw poppy sap. once collected it's processed into high grade heroin. it's delicate, time inform consuming work, but the payoff is higher than for legal crops like avocado. the farmers face threats and communities. whether we want to or not, if we didn't grow this. more than anything else we do it out of necessity. if my parents didn't works here, we didn't have anything to eat. they say men show up three times a year to buy the sap. farmers say they have to agree whatever prices are set. suicide. >> that would be like putting a gun to my head. >> poppy farmers can earn hu