throughout a 35-year career in agriculture, he is a farmer. he's been focused on federal policies and working on the state level and working on the impacts of food safety, science-based stewardship and marketing. we take agriculture very seriously. gary black is our number one marketing officer for their industry. he's consistently supported us to where we're the number one state in the country for peanuts, pecans, and blueberries. commissioner black's perspective on pesticide registration is especially important since states are partners with the federal government in this process. over the last two decades, the ag, seed, and chemical industry seen a substantial increase in cost and time of getting new technologies to farmers in the field. a large portion of these increased costs is from the increasingly complex and onerous federal regulatory environment. it's important the epa and usda work with partners like gary black to ensure the process of getting pesticides to market is done in a timely manner while still ensuring their safety. your in

throughout a 35-year career in agriculture, he is a farmer. he's been very fork uscused on federal policy on state level and working on impacts, food safety, science based environmental and agriculture marketing. agriculture in our state is the largest economy and we take it very seriously that gary black is our number one marketing officer for that industry. he's consistently supported us to where we are the number one state in the country for peanuts, pecans and blue berries. it is especially important for states in the federal government in this process. over the last two decades, the ag seed and chemical industry has been substantial -- seen a substantial increase in cost and time for discovery and development to farmers in the field. a large portion of these increased costs is from the increasingly complex and onerous federal regulatory environment. it is important the epa and usda work with their state partners like commissioner black to ensure the process of getting pesticides to market is done in a timely manner while still ensuring th

farmers and ranchers. at this point the white house is undergoing a cuban policy review and considering whether to reverse course on our recent expansion relations with canada. cuba. i hope you will be a vocal advocate on that so when they do develop that policy it will be inclusive on the egg front. >> certainly the financial policy you face is a above my pay grade. someone said earlier if our folks grow it i want to sell it. that you to cuba as well. on that note hr 525 is something we been working on for a while with a cuba egg export removes financial restriction you mentioned. we can sell egg products but it's cash upfront requirement that is an impediment to fully realize the potential of the market producers. many members are cosponsors of the legislation including chairman and ranking member. i hope you can review that and endorse the bill. we want to move that forward as quickly as we can. >> that is something i would be supportive of. if folks around the world need private credit to buy our produ

it's sitevital for farmers. ranchers in the west have a lot of issues with endangered species and ability to graze animals. certainly something that needs more attention. >> commissioner black, cooperative federalism. i didn't know you had five-syllable words in your vocablation. c -- vocabulary. >> thank you. that's a term that goes back to some learned folks have discussed for over 200 years what the relationship should be between the federal government and the state government. but let me boil it down this way to put it in my terms so it is -- we work together those -- all the stake holders have a role in enforcing the law should work together and communicate. and we should be -- have a servant's mind about it in our job mere here to be the governm and hide in the weeds and jump out and aboo. we should not be afraid to say yes, if and guide it that way. one, maybe, example that comes immediately here to georgia is that there's been a product -- and i honestly do not understand the details of this, but there's

that's what i want to tell you toda i want i want to tell our farmers out there, obviously, our farmers would love more money. it is not there right now. we love that $4 and $5 corn. what do they do? they do bha it takwhat it takes. that's what we are going to do at the us dwchlt da. >> i don't wa to kick a $20 trillion debt to my grandchildren. i i applaud somebody that will take this and say, let's do what it takes to get this budget under control, this deficit under control where we can i i believe the tax policy the president has coming are going to kick off jobs and grow this economy and hopefully we can have more money in the future to do all the things we need to do. >> pam yonkie, wisconsin farm report, madison, wisconsin. take me into the meeting said the canadian embassy. obviously, we have been on pins and needles for the past 40 what did days. what did you learn? we have a great dale of question about this whole uht price 7, division 7 pricing. what did you learn? what are you going to be inv what what do you hope they will resolve to make this kind of situation not occur ag

i want to tell our farmers out there, obviously our farmers would love more money. it's not there right now. we love that $4 and $5 corn. it's not there right now. what do they do? they do what it takes to manage. that's what we're going to the at the usda. i'd love to have more money but i don't want to kick a $20 trillion debt to my grandchildren either. but i applaud someone who will say as a united states government let's get the budget and deficit under control where we can thrive. i think the tax policy is going to kick off jobs and grow the economy and hopefully we'll have more money in the future to do all the things we need to do. >> pam, wisconsin farm report. can hardly wait to tell folks back in wisconsin about your enthusiasm for chocolate milk. take me into that meeting last night at the canadian embassy. we have been on pins and needles for the past 40 days. what did you learn? we have a great deal of question about this whole uht, price -- division seven pricing. what did you learn? what are you going to with investigating? what do you hope they will

particularly when it comes to the -- to helping our farmers sustain our farmers. and so, we got the farm bill coming up. it's always contentious. it divides a lot of the country. and somehow from an education standpoint, people need to understand that that food just doesn't appear and that quality of food doesn't appear. i mean, the strides that this country has made in what we have done in agriculture is enormous and frankly the farmers have very little influence because they're such a small part of the population. 100 years ago we were 97% of the population. today it's 2%. so your thoughts on that? and thank you for taking on the challenge. >> thank you, congressman. i appreciate your patience in sitting here and listening to the conversations but all of these things are important, certainly. and trade is important. you mentioned the difference between the different programs. i think we'll have to address that in the next farm bill but food safety, all those things are important. this is an awesome opportunity that we're looking forward to. that we're looking fo

farmers and ranchers. and i know at this point, the white house is right now undergoing a cuba policy review and considering whether or not to reverse course on our recent expansion of relations with cuba. i just -- i hope that you'll be a vocal advocate on that score so that when they do develop that policy, that it would be inclusive on the ag front. >> certainly the financial policy that you all have faced is beyond my pay grade, but i think the -- someone said it earlier, if our folks grow it, i want to sell it. and they eat in cuba, as well. >> absolutely. on that note, hr 525 is something we've been working on for a while now, the cuba ag exports act removes the financial restrictions that you mentioned. right now, we can sell ag products in cuba, but it's cash up front requirement that is really an impediment to fully realizing the potential of that market for u.s. producers. many of the members on this committee are cosponsors of that legislation including the chairman of the ranking member and i h

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 arere returning. the village chairman, gabre giday, remembers well how life used to be. >> [speaking in foreign language] ten years ago i'd say,y, even five years ago, i'll tell you what the situation was: it was absolutely terrrrible. the sun, the drdrought, the win, it was all dry like the desert. there was a a refugee program fr our village, so we e had a choi, leave the valley or do something. >> with government support, they applied the same principips asas the chchinese: setting land aside for natural vegetation to return. in the ravines, they built small dams which are now fed by underground springs. andd like professor legesse's sstream, raiain that fell weeks ago nonow slowly seeps throuough the subsoil, replenishing the supply of water. >> [speaking in foreign language] the eroded land has become fertile,, it's changed f for the better. in the drdrought, our fruit trees dr

it's vital for farmers. certainly ranchers in the west have got lots and lots of issues with regard to endangered species and the ability to raise animals and the like. a very important topic that needs a lot more time and attention. so thank you very much. >> thank you. commissioner black, i'm impressed. cooperative federalism. i didn't know you had those words in your vocabulary. can you talk about instances in georgia where you may have started applying that concept? >> senator, thank you. again, that's a term that goes back to some learned folks have discussed for over 200 years of what the relationship should be between the federal government and the state government. but let me boil it down this way, to put it in my terms so that it is that we work together, all the stakeholders that have a role in enforcing the law should work together and communicate. and we should have a servant's mind about it. our job here is not to be the government, to hide in the weeds, to jump out and say boo, but that we shou

farmers and ranchers are some of the most resilient people. they remain optimistic in times of very difficult circumstances. facing potential disaster and adversity every year, these men and women continue to bear the burden of producing food, fuel, and fiber for the country and the world. i offer my prayers to those farmers and ranchers harmed by the snowstorms and prairie fires and i am committed to make sure they have the tools necessary to survive this and future weather disasters. in discussing the challenges facing farmers, i want to take a moment to mention my disappointment that the cotton provision was left out of the omnibus legislation that was released earlier this week and we expect to vote on tomorrow or the next day. as a result of the 2014 farm bill, cotton farmers, including those in kansas, were no longer to participate in title 1 of the farm programs. without an effective safety net, cotton producers felt the impact of the downturn in the farm economy due to those low prices. for over a year the cotton industry has worked wi

fro-yo farmers! uh-oh. and so, the farmers ran away. what are we going to do?here are drying up, too! they need water, quick! all right! rain! but once again... (giant laughing) ♪ rain, rain, go away ♪ come again some other day (blowing) (laughing) goodbye-bye! ahem, excuse me, sir? mmm! fro-yo! bad idea. fro-yo-yo-yo! he's coming after us! fro-yo! ♪ ahhhh! fro-yo! (giant stomping) that was a close one. (sheep baa-ing) let's get back to our strawberries. there's got to be something we can do before they all dry up. and so, the farmers went to their last strawberry patch. oh, no. both: rain! ahhhh!!! fro-yo? fro-yo? you want frozen yogurt? strawberry. i'm afraid we can't make strawberry fro-yo without strawberries. yeah, and strawberries need rain to grow. and you keep blowing away our rain clouds. (giant sobbing) i want strawberry fro-yo! well, if you really want some strawberry fro-yo, we're gonna need to find a rain cloud. clouds? i know where there are some clouds! cloud above mountain-top. cloud above sheep meadow, and the cloud above woodsy forest. hee-hee

farmers. excluded the black farmers which went out of business. that is like people try to fight the states right mentality when the way to going back we do things, because they have always hated the federal government for making things right, for making things better for all people. thank you. guest: i could not disagree more . on a highway built with federal money, it costs 50% more to build it, same exact highway then if you do it with state money, because of all of the bureaucrats, all of the regulations that are required. it doesn't have to do with race but freedom. that is freedom for everybody of every race in our country. host: from kansas, go ahead. caller: i cannot disagree with you more. this is nothing about false advertising. this is a gop agenda and you guys got the majority of the state legislatures throughout this country. this is backed by alec. is nothing more than false advertisement, sort of like your right to work state. this is bad news pit when he opened this up, who kno

there's no logical difference in the farmer in the u.s. and the farmer in russia. there is a competitive advantage that we have in logistics. we still have a competitive advantage. we still can ship something 1,500 miles cheaper than with argentina can ship it 300 kilometers, but the issue is with all the things that the farmer and companies like us can control, we are more competitive than the other countries. only tax that makes a difference. so i don't think it's the only factor, but i think that the proposal, the blue print, there's a lot of that delta. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i yield back. >> thank you. >> i would like to welcome dr. clausen, a constituent from reed college. i really appreciate your joining us, but first, mr. chairman, i would like to enter into the record a letter to you from tim boyle, the chairman and ceo of columbia manufacturing in portland where he outlines the deep concerns his company has with the approach to a border adjustment tax. he also points out that they -- they transact with their foreign partners and contractors exclusive

farmer. we don't own land. we don't farm, so we cannot export. i mean, individually. the farmer cannot export, we cannot export the production that doesn't exist. so we work with the farmer. our farmers are our partners for 115 years, and we spend a lot of time in this community supporting the farmer. if you go and see what we do every day in an elevator, you go into an elevator, it might have six commercial people from our side, i mean, in a storage unit or origination unit and then you're going to have six or seven farmers sitting out there reading the newspaper, but also evaluating what they should do and getting from adm what they should plant, what they should sell. >> thank you. appreciate that. >> ms. sanchez, you're recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and to our witnesses for being here of today. mr. chairman, i'd like to enter into the record bloomberg news article in which treasury secretary mnuchin states it doesn't create a level playing field. it has very impacts on different

veterans helping veterans on wusa9 at 11 tonight. >>> as harvest season gets underway many farmers in california say they're facing a labor shortage which could translate to higher prices for all of us. many farmers suspect it will only get worse. >> for more than 120 years every last lemon from the orchard has been picked by hand. >> we're looking for the right size and the right grade. >> but limon era's ceo says he has fewer workers than ever,. >> with a lot of the rhetoric about building the wall, a lot of those laborers who felt comfortable coming before now don't feel comfortable so they're not coming. >> the lack of labor began with a tightening of the u.s. mexican border under president obama, but many farmers say the trump administration's immigration crackdown has made matters worse making working on u.s. farms less attractive to foreign-borne workers. a typical sized work crew used to be nearly 30 people. >> now we're looking at crews that are 18. >> john crist with the farm bureau of ventura county says other factors are adding to that critical shortage including many movi

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>> still ahead, sue, a sour issue for american dairy farmers. >>> american farmers squaring off for a milk war with canada. i'm contessa brewer in upstate new york. how canada's prices are putting a american farms in danger. >>> the trump administration is waiting for congress to approve trade talks so the north american free trade agreement, or nafta, can be renegotiated. it is the trade pact the commerce secretary describes as being outdated, and ripe for reform. >> nafta is an ancient treaty. it's decades old. and neither our economy nor the mexican or canadian economies are remotely similar to when they were back when the deal was done. there's nothing about the digital economy. there's very little in it about the surrogate economy. and the sections that it does address, some of those are also clearly obsolete. >> secretary ross also said that the closer the nafta talks get to the mexican election, the more difficult they will become. >>> trade relations with canada have also become straped. president trump recently accused the country of intentionally undercutting american prices

we'll take carr of our dairy farmers in wisconsin and upstate new york and a lot of other places. >>west economic growth as trade deficits dragged on the economy. gross domestic pukt down from 2.6 percent. and our trade deficit with canada almost 12 billion and trade deficit with mexico totaling 60 billion and the united states has a trade deficit in goods with china. joining us to talk about the trump administration's prospects and what it is doing to ensure stronger growth and trade is the secretary ross. it is great to have you with us. i know you are busy as you can be going after all of the issues. starting with one you highlighted today. that is on lumber. soft wood lumber which canada is dumping lumber in this country for a very long time supported by subbe sides in canada. >> unfortunately, lou, it is true. the way it works, the provinces own the sanding timber and they charge way below market fees for what is called stump sxaj namely the right to cut the trees down. that in turn, lets the canadians ship lumber in the united states at a subsidized price. and they have a 35 pe

if a farmer calls to report an elephant threat just a few miles away, they're on their own. serengeti district game officer john lendoyan oversees the region. he's not yet convinced that drones can be effective and says that at roughly $800 dollars per drone, he has more pressing priorities. >> ( translated ): the issue of human/elephant conflict is sometimes very difficult for us to address because of lack of resources. including people, vehicles, and at times, fuel. so implementing these new techniques is difficult. >> reporter: lendoyan is focused on educating people to avoid elephant habitats and to appreciate the value they bring to the country's tourism industry. >> ( translated ): the government has tried to create an environment in which the villagers can benefit from the conservation process. the daily fees from the parks, and these funds are usually channeled back to the public through development projects. >> reporter: the government does pay damages to people who are injured or lose crops because of elephants, but many farmers we met with, including kusekwa elias

finance is critical to any farmer. in fact, there is an old joke, an old saying that if you go out to a farmer, they may know this already, how do you make a small fortune in agriculture? you start with a large one. and you know what? i think it's time that we fixed that. the wouldn't it be nice if people weren't just reliant on the bank but they could actually produce enough money to help them into the future, to help them thrive, to prosper, to grow, to bring in new generati generations of farmers? during challenging times, we do need to have access to financing. whether it is through that community bank, that bank on main street, whether it's a credit union or the farm credit system, farmers, ranchers, those in agriculture need access to financing to get through this difficult time. that production loan, that operating loan, how they are going to make it from see ton to season, from harvest to harvest, from planting to planting to make sure they have the ability to stay on the farm. right now we have a system that i

he is a first—generation farmer. for him, agriculture was a calling, to do god's work.s would not be thriving without outside help. agriculture as we know it would not be able to survive if the people who were working today as undocumented workers were not in the workforce. during peak season, farmer kurt has more than 200 people working for him. 50 are here on temporary visas, like ivan. he leaves his wife and two daughter ‘s arica eight months of the year and has been doing so for the last six six years. —— in costa rica. has been doing so for the last six six years. -- in costa rica. you can't find sufficient labour, and you don't know from year—to—year if you don't know from year—to—year if you are going to be able to find the workers legally. so you wonder why people turn to doing things under the table, and why they turned to an undocumented worker. because we don't even have the resources in place to allow legitimate employers the legal means to hire people properly. this farm depends on guest workers, but the application process for temporary visas is expensive

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