we have an economist testifying for the house agriculture committee just yesterday who's been studying fertilizer prices they probably got up another 20 -- 30%. add to the fact that russia is one of the largest exporters of fertilizer the single exporter of nitrogen fertilizer i believe the third largest exporter of potassium and phosphate. european union depends on that. the impact of this war especially if it continues is to increase the cost of fertilizer further which puts more pressure on farmers and ultimately food prices as well special farmers. >> going back to what crops are produced in this country the conservation reserve program is conducted by the agriculture department what role could it play? >> probably not a big one at this point. the biden administration has shown no interest in doing that. $22 million an acre of land. former cropland is fairly marginal cropland it's now cropland that's planted in grass and the land owners get paid by usda under a ten year contract. >> they get paid not to farm? >> they get paid not to farm it. that is 22 million acres that potentiall

alarm and i want you to listen to me and the nation to because i am the chairman of our house agriculture committee. i am very worried about this turmoil in ukraine and russia's violence, illegal, and criminal action that they are taking and the impact that this has on global trade and our own food security. we could very well be on the verge of a hunger crisis all over this world. i want to share with you some research so we can understand what this situation is causing. today, russia alone is producing more than two thirds of the 20 million metric tons of fertilizer used to grow corn and wheat around the world. one country. producing 66% of the fertilizer that is needed. when you combine ukraine and russia, these are the two largest exporters of wheat, corn, and barley, producing a quarter's's of the world wheat in these two countries, making this impact a crisis of soaring magnitude when you have this much and these two countries are warring each other. i want to sound the alarm on this. i want to ask you this question. i want to ask you, chairman powell, the disruptions and rising prices from t

and i want you to listen to me, and i want the nation to because i am the chairman of our house agriculture committee and i'm very worried about this turmoil over in ukraine and russia's violent, illegal and criminal action and the impact this has on global trade and our own food security we could very well be on the verge of a hunger crisis all over this world. i want to share with you some research, and the nation so we can understand what this ukraine/russia situation is causing. today russia alone is producing more than 2/3 of the 20 million metric tons of fertilizer used to grow corn and wheat around the world. one country producing 66% of the fertilizer needed. when you combine ukraine and russia, these are the two largest exporters of wheat, corn and barley, producing a quarter of the world's wheat in these two countries, making this impact a crisis of soaring mag teed -- magnitude when you have this much and these two countries are warring with each other. i want to sound the alarm on this i want to ask you this question. i want to ask you, the disruptions and rising prices from these commodi

as the republican leader of the house agriculture committee, i'm honored to represent farm families in rural america and serve as a reliable voice in the halls of congress. national agriculture week encourages every american to understand how food and fiber products are produced. appreciate the role agriculture plays in providing a safe, abundant and affordable food supply. value the essential role of agriculture in our economy and acknowledge -- acknowledge and consider successful career opportunities in the agriculture industry. as a representative of pennsylvania's 15th congressional district, i had the great privilege of working firsthand with many farmers and foresters. in the commonwealth of pennsylvania, we're fortunate to have more than 59,000 farms. these men and women work hard to feed and clothe not just pennsylvanians but our nation and overseas. their hard work results in agriculture being pennsylvania's number one industry. agriculture and its associated industries contribute more than $135 billion, or about 18% of pennsylvania's economy. the industry employs half a milli

i'm proud to be the republican leader of the house agriculture committee where we celebrate the contributions of american farmers, ranchers, producers and foresters all year long. farm country is no stranger to struggle. in the past couple years have been a punch to the gut between a global pandemic, historic fires and floods, wind events, and a president who's waging a never-ending war on agriculture, times have been particularly tough. the supply chain crisis paired with skyrocketing inflation is kicking our farm families while they're down. folks who buy retail, sell wholesale, and pay shipping each way. the men and women who work around the clock to provide us with a safe and reliable food supply. but rural america is tough. rural america is resilient. and rural america is the backbone of this nation. now, i'm grateful to congressmanmann on our farm -- congressman mann being on our farm team as well as all the other agriculture advocates who will be speaking this evening. before i go, i'd like to specifically recognize pennsylvania's contribution to agriculture, which is the commonwealth'

good opportunity for us to have the bipartisanship that's always been a hallmark of the house agriculture committee, one of the things we're all proud of. having said that, let me start by saying good morning. i want to thank our witnesses. and ranking member johnson. members of the subcommittee today for our opportunity to discuss the impacts of climate change, sustainability in the livestock sector. i think many of us are -- have personal relationships with constituents that are among the most innovative in the livestock community in america. i know i certainly do. i'm very proud of those folks that are involved and engaged. i don't think we can waver from the impacts of climate change is having with regards to not only the air and the water and the other important resource issues that we consume but also the impacts worldwide. and as a third generation farmer, a person that's been engaged and seen a lot of chaims over the years, i like to say that i think farmers, ranchers, dairy men and women are among the most concerned of stewards of the environment. because the whole reneubility and the abil

i was pleased to join the chairwoman along with the chairman and ranking member of the house agricultural committee in sending letter to chairman behnam. that letter inquired about the scope and size of digital asset markets and whether the cftc is currently working with other federal financial regulators to support and police this strong financial ecosystem. it is true. bipartisan collaboration can still exist and we are demonstrating that within the agricultural committees despite what is going on in washington. the way we address issues with markets going forward because they are complicated and they touch so many of us whether we appreciate it or not. i hope today's hearings provide an opportunity for chairman behnam an hour estate industry stakeholders that are present with us to weigh in on the questions we posed in our letter. i also believe this hearing is important because it begins addressing the growing calls for congress and regulators to work together to provide market participant certainty over digital assets and securities versus commodities. we need to assess whether we are spending

was pleased to join the chairwoman along with both the chairman and ranking member of the house agriculture committee in sending a letter to the chairman. that let her inquired about the scope and the size of digital asset markets and whether the cftc is currently working with other federal financial regulators to both support and police this growing financial ecosystem. yes, it's true, bipartisan collaboration can still exist. we are demonstrating that with the agriculture committees despite what else may be going on in washington. . this must be the way we address issues relating to these going forward. because they are complicated and touch so many of us whether we appreciate it or not. i hope today's hearing provides an opportunity for both the chairman and ours teemed stakeholders to weigh in on the questions we posed in our lelter. i also believe today's hearing is important because it begins addressing the growing calls for congress and regultors to work together to provide market participant certainty over which assets are securities versus smod kmodties we need to expand whether the footprin

house appropriations that handles the agricultural budget for the usda. so he becomes very valuable. he is one of the important members that not only focuses on the policy issues in the house ag committee but on the budget issues on the house appropriations committee that handles the subcommittee for the usda's budget. so he's a key person that we should all be talking to. representative bishop. mr. bishop: thank you very much, mr. chairman. and let me thank you for this hearing today. the witnesses are extraordinary, and they've been very enlightening. i have two questions. the first one, i'd like to direct to ms. burroughs. when i think about sustainability in the livestock sector, i think about will harris in my district down in georgia. he's been recognized throughout the state of georgia and the nation and even globally for his impeccable stewardship. he often says that sustainability isn't enough. agriculture has to be regenerative. ms. burroughs, you character your family's farming practices as regenerative. can you tell us how it translates to different systems that's deployed on your farm? his farm is located in bluffton, georgia. it's the largest private employer in clay coun

we have heard an economist testified before the house agriculture committee just yesterday saying theybeen studying fertilizer prices and they have gone up another 20% to 30%. add to the fact that russia is one of the largest exporters of fertilizer. the largest single exporter of nitrogen fertilizer. i believe the third-largest exporter of potassium and phosphate. and there is a lot of countries, european union, that depend on that. so, the impact of this war is probably going to be, especially if it continues, is to increase the costs of fertilizer further, putting more pressure on farmers and ultimately on, can put pressure on food prices as well. especially if farmers have to cut back on what they can produce. host: going back to the crops produced in this country, the conservation reserve program is one conducted by the agriculture department. what role could it play? guest: probably not a big one at this point. a couple of weeks ago and economist suggested opening it up. the biden administration has shown no interest in doing that. the conservation reserve program is about 22 mil

, and i want you to listen to me and i want the nation to because i'm a chairman of our house agriculture committee. i am very worried about this turmoil over in ukraine and russia's violent, illegal and criminal action that they are taking and the impact that this has on global trade and most importantly our own food security. we could very well be on the verge of a hunger crisis all over this world. i want to share with you some research and the nation, so we can understand what this ukraine/russia situation is causing. today russia alone is producing more than two-thirds of the 20 million metric tons of fertilizer used to grow corn and wheat around the world. one country producing 66% of the fertilizer that is needed. when you combine ukraine and russia, also these are the two largest exporters of wheat, corn and barley producing a quarter of the world's wheat in these two countries making this impact a crisis of soaring magnitude when you have this much, and these two countries are warring each other. i want to sound the alarm on this. i want to ask you this question. i want to ask you, chairma

scott who is also chair of the house agricultural committee is recognized for five minutes. >> thankou, madam chair. i want you to shine a light on just who has generational wealth in america today and also the many ways in which this kind of accumulated wealth could impact the social mobility of the average american family, who would you say poses the majority of american wealth today? >> thank you for the question. we know that we have grave racial wealth disparities in the united states lose when it comes to households with children, families with children, black households have one penny of wealth for every one dollar of wealth held by white households and latino households have $0.08 for every one dollar held by white households. >> that is very remarkable. now tell me some of the common ways that middle-class people inherit wealth? >> many families inherit wealth, they get it from their parents and that wealth is tapped down and for the typical family, most wealth is held in home equity. it has been the path to wealth building for the typical american family for hundreds of yea

i'm happy to yield to the republican leader of the house agriculture committee, mr. thompson. mr. thompson: i thank the gentleman for his leadership in this special order hour and for yielding. madam speaker, i rise today in this special order to offer thoughts on the real state of our union. last night, president biden addressed the nation and attempted to rewrite the history of his first year in office. his speech included a lot of washington speak and was short on solutions to our everyday challenges. record high inflation. the skyrocketing cost of gas. supply chain disruptions affecting everything from food to consumer goods. president biden owns this energy crisis which is a direct result of his administration crippling domestic production. the issuing of permit, the production on federal lands, the stopping of pipelines, the list goes on and on and on. when we don't produce our own energy it makes us more vulnerable to global market fluctuations such as those caused by russian aggressions in ukraine. you heard my good friend talk about over -- how america under president bid

right now is california congressman, ro khanna, a democratic member of the house armed services, agriculture, and oversight committeesir. so let's start with those calls for a no-fly zone in ukraine. there's a group i'm sure you've heard about, foreign policy experts. they're calling on the biden administration to implement a limited no-fly zone and start with the protection for humanitarian corridors, because they argue that it can be done without risking direct engagement with russia. i know that you are against a no-fly zone, but this limited proposal, what do you say to that? and i should say that general barry mccaffey was on earlier in the last hour, and he suggested that it was absolutely fool hearty to go about a limited no-fly zone. >> alex, they're just wrong, and i'm glad that president biden is showing statesmanship and restraint. he spoke to us on friday in philadelphia. and he was very clear, we are going to stand with ukraine. we have punishing economic sanctions. we're going to get them weapons, but we will not get into a shooting war with russia. that, as he put it, would be world war iii. and i just

i note share both in-house education and workforce committee and chair of the senate agriculture committee would like to move forward and i think there is some indication of bipartisan support particularly on the senate side. name the day, name the month, i don't know. others on the panel? how about the crystal balls of others of you on the panel? anybody got any clarity on that? okay! [laughs] no one wants to -- >> [inaudible] . >> yes, go ahead. go ahead, rochelle. >> no, i don't. >> nobody wants to make any predictions in watching today. it's totally risky. i totally understand. that we are reaching the end of our time together so i'm going to close the program out by asking each of you to a little bit of a lightning round here, and the question for you is, if you only had one piece of information for one what you've talked about today that you want our audience to take away from what we discussed, what would it be? doctor, let's start with you. >> i say that the imperative is now. the opportunity is now that we invest in our children and that we have [inaudible] important programs and

i know that the chair of the house education and workforce committee and the chair of the senate agriculture committee would like to move forward and i think there is some indication of bipartisan support, particularly on the senate side. but name the day, name the month. leslie: how about the crystal balls of others on the panel? anybody got clarity on that? [laughter] go ahead, rochelle. rochelle: i don't. leslie: no one wants to make predictions in washington these days. it is too risky. i totally understand. we are reaching the end of our time together, so i am going to close the program by asking each of you to do a lightning round and the question for you is, if you only had one piece of information from what we have talked about today that you want our audience to take away from what we have discussed, what would it be? dr. gracia: i would say the imperative is now. the opportunity is now to invest in our children, and we have important programs and policies to advance children's health and well-being and we have long-standing challenges of child hunger, and that we shouldn't accept t

the house agriculture committee has begun holding hearings on the 2023 farm bill and i'm hoping the senate agriculture committee will begin holding hearings as well. agriculture is the lifeblood of our economy in south dakota, and advocating for farmers and ranchers is one of my top priorities in the senate. i'm fortunate enough to be a long time member of the agriculture committee which gives me an important platform. during my time in congress i've worked on four farm bills and i'm particularly proud of the nearly 20 measures i was able to get included in the 2018 farm bill. among other things i authored provisions to improve the agriculture risk coverage program, improve the accuracy of the u.s. drought monitor, and include soil health as a research priority at the u.s. department of agriculture. i was also able to secure a number of improvements in the conservation reserve program including a provision to increase the c.r.p. age raj -- acreage cap and cost sharing on c.r.p. enrolled acres. i approved renewal for the soil health and income protection program to provide an option for far