thatood news is i think the kentucky agricultural economy is doing rather well. prices for corn and soybeans are not going to be so good this under the new farm bill the crop insurance program, i think, will help to sustain everyone during the process. of course, if you are in the livestock field you are pretty happy about the prices you are likely to be paying for feed. over the course of the years, as marquez indicated, i have been very involved in kentucky american agriculture. among the things i think i have made a difference, as you know the tobacco buyout, you know that we were losing the asset that had been created by the government in the 1930's, when they actually measured your production, assigned it to your land, and it was an asset that bleed your property values and it made a great living for a lot of people for a long time. ,ut given the health concerns it began to decline. we knew we were going to lose the asset entirely with no compensation. it was a pretty hard sell, i have to tell you, to colleagues from nontobacco using states to come up with a

kentucky state fair. they gave differing perspectives to the changes to the health-care system and discussed the importance of agriculture in the state economy. the event was about half an hour. it was hosted by the kentucky farm bureau. >> thank you. thank you all very much. all, let me advise you we have been married now for 45 years, and i think it is going to take. [laughter] we have about decided we're just going to live it out. the first lady since her greetings to you this morning. she actually about three weeks ago underwent a partial knee replacement. know of you who know her that she is already up and going. the crutches and all of that stuff went out the window in about five days, and she has told her doctor that like it or not, she is going to be back on respect and about three more weeks. and i believe her. and those of you who know her, i know you believe her, too. you know, it is great to be here again with some 1500 of my closest friends. i would like to start out by who marke three people haney did not introduce here today -- [laughter] to stand up and let's give them a round of applause. [applause] you

speaking of commissioner of agriculture, our next speaker is kentucky's commissioner of agriculture. [cheers and applause] thank you. thank you all. thank you, the good people of saint jerome's parish. to all my farm family here in western kentucky, it is great to be back at fancy farm. i want to begin by saying to the young people here today, i know you have been told your loud and too rowdy. but i'm happy you are here, and i'm happy to hear you. [cheers and applause]

speaking of commissioner of agriculture, our next speaker is kentucky's commissioner of agriculture. e] thank you. thank you all. thank you, the good people of saint jerome's parish. to all my farm family here in western kentucky, it is great to be back at fancy farm. i want to begin by saying to the young people here today, i know you have been told your loud and too rowdy. but i'm happy you are here, and i'm happy to hear you. [cheers and applause] fancy farm is a place where every voice is welcome here at i heard the picnic organizers even invited barack obama this year. but the irs e-mail to him the directions and somehow they went missing. that's a real shame. how can you learn about the challenges facing business owners, our farmers when the only place you have ever visited in kentucky is louisville? but hey, i don't want to spend all my time beating up up on barack obama. 70% of our voters in western kentucky had done that twice. some of the president's biggest cheerleaders are here on the stage. it was jack hundley who stood here years ago and told us just how tough he was. he

in every one of our agriculture center counties across kentucky, the number of uninsured families is dropped substantially. before connect, it in christian county 17% of the adults were uninsured. that number is now estimated at 12.1%. in montgomery county, not far from central kentucky, those numbers went from 18.1% uninsured to 19.5% uninsured. next toounty, down polaski county, the number went from 18.7% uninsured to 10.1% uninsured. in munro county that number went to 11.5%uninsured uninsured. that is in nine months. kentucky is second in the nation in the reduction of its uninsured population. going from 20 percent of adults 2013 toinsurance in 11.9%. easy to recite numbers, but folks, those are not numbers, those are families. those are kentuckians. frank and renÉe. many of you know frank and renÉe . they farm down and casey county. i think they are here today. frank is a seventh generation farmer, raising primarily beef cattle. before this they could not afford health coverage. now they have insurance. their monthly premium is zero. frank told me that before this, skipped doct

industly, you know north dakota, kentucky, california farmers are chomping at the bit and they read the agriculture journals and know the prices. it is a profitable crop. in farming there is a term dual cropping and it means you use one crop for more than one purpose. so what i would like to see it hemp is tricropping and that is main thing that i set out in hemp found. i got to ride in a limo that was powered by hemp. it was very comfortable. bill altus, thanks for that. but the three, so i want to see tri-cropping with hemps. in every colorado processor i deally community-owned processor, farmers will bring their feed in, which is where the money is today we will talk about, it isn't a comp llicated thing pressing the oil. the gook coming down is an omega super food. i went to a university where they fed the laying hens hemp versus corn feed and the resulting eggs were market hot. the nutritional analysis was way higher content of good things in the hemp fed chickens. seed oil, boom. it comes out and you market it regionally. the seed cake in the press makes fantastic animal feed. i know people t

kentucky is recognized. mr. rogers: i yield two minutes to the chairman of the agriculture subcommittee on appropriations. the speaker pro tempore: the -- mr. rogers: the gentleman from alabama, mr. aderholt. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. aderholt: thank you, mr. chairman, mr. speaker. it's been discussed throughout the debate this afternoon and this theavepk we do face an unprecedented humanitarian emergency with literally thousands of unaccompanied alien children crossing our southwest border monthly. a number that has more than doubled since the last year. it's been said by some that it's due to president obama's mixed messages and administration's unwillingness to enforce the law, but regardless of what the reason is, we have a crisis that is growing. the bill that's before us this evening represents a simple, measured approach to the crisis at the border. it is not comprehensive immigration reform. rather it focuses on fixing the issues within the context of the law. issues that have fueled the influx of these children. it also streamlines the process to ensure that those

industly, you know north dakota, kentucky, california farmers are chomping at the bit and they read the agriculture journals and know the prices. it is a profitable crop. in farming there is a term dual cropping and it means you use one crop for more than one purpose. so what i would like to see it hemp is tricropping and that is main thing that i set out in hemp found. i got to ride in a limo that was powered by hemp. it was very comfortable. bill altus, thanks for that. but the three, so i want to see tri-cropping with hemps. in every colorado processor i deally community-owned processor, farmers will bring their feed in, which is where the money is today we will talk about, it isn't a comp llicated thing pressing the oil. the gook coming down is an omega super food. i went to a university where they fed the laying hens hemp versus corn feed and the resulting eggs were market hot. the nutritional analysis was way higher content of good things in the hemp fed chickens. seed oil, boom. it comes out and you market it regionally. the seed cake in the press makes fantastic animal feed. i know people t

kentucky is recognized. mr. rogers: i yield two minutes to the chairman of the agriculture subcommittee on appropriations. the speaker pro tempore: the -- mr. rogers: the gentleman from alabama, mr. aderholt. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. aderholt: thank you, mr. chairman, mr. speaker. it's been discussed throughout the debate this afternoon and this theavepk we do face an unprecedented humanitarian emergency with literally thousands of unaccompanied alien children crossing our southwest border monthly. a number that has more than doubled since the last year. it's been said by some that it's due to president obama's mixed messages and administration's unwillingness to enforce the law, but regardless of what the reason is, we have a crisis that is growing. the bill that's before us this evening represents a simple, measured approach to the crisis at the border. it is not comprehensive immigration reform. rather it focuses on fixing the issues within the context of the law. issues that have fueled the influx of these children. it also streamlines the process to ensure that those

banning agriculture and foods that have originated from the countries that slapped sanctions on russia have put bans on some food and drink export such as kentucky bourbon and polish apples. a move that prompted a backlash "eat apples to annoy putin ." apples accounts for 8% of u.s. beauty exports. the kremlin claims its retaliatory sanctions will be adjusted to prevent price spikes that may squeeze russian consumers struggling with 7.5% inflation. speculation is ripe over what measures the kremlin might impose yet by closing off siberian air space to long haul carriers to barring accounting firms from doing business in russia. such sanctions are not as punishing nor is it likely that russian will restrict export energy experts. but for now the kremlin is no position to give as good as it gets. >> well, the latest western sanctions on russia may not cripple it's economy but that could all change with longer term measures. but russia still has its wildcard:assist natural gas exports to europe. that's according to lauren goodrich at geopolitical research firm stratford. she joins us in austin. good to see you. thank you for being with us. we talke

kentucky has fell the pain of a washington, d.c. that isn't working for far too long. 30 years is long enough. from agricultural to education to manufacturing, it is time we had a senator that represents the people of this state instead of partisan political interests. now folks, i want you to take a look at the two of us up here on this stage because if mitch mcconnell has his way, it is the last time he will be willing to appear with me. senator i will be at the debates nd you should be, too. senator you seem to think that the president is on the ballot this year. he's not. this race is between me and you and the people of kentucky, and we intend to hold you accountable for our leadership. you can run from the people of kentucky, but senator you can't hide from your record and i intend to hold you accountable, and i don't need hound dogs to track you down. thank you. god bless the commonwealth of kentucky and each and every ne of you. [applause] >> all right. ok. for all of you out of towners, this is the place where epublicans tell it like it is. jack conway curses. governor basheer drones on about obama car