the u.s. senate committee on agriculture and forestry. this is the first hearing for new members and i want to welcome senator walker wuhan, warnock virtual and so welcome to the committee. we look forward to working with you. and i certainly look forward to continuing to partner with the centers and i appreciate so much for being able to work together to get our secretary confirmed. thank you so much and looking forward to some really positive bipartisan efforts to the committee. i'm so pleased to be holding our first policy hearing in congress on the climate crisis. a topic that is critical to the future of every farmer, every rancher in every forrester in the country. just as for michigan cherry growers to experience an unseasonably warm spring followed by a late freeze and destroyed the entire crop. that was in 2012 they've had challenges ever since printed the foresters and communities out west he spent years growing trees and building their outdoor recreation economies. only to watch those potential dollars literally go up in flames

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built on the man who put our agriculture together from slavery and he called the department of agriculture, abraham lincoln that and that's whose shoulders we cannot this day and i thank you so much for being part of this. god bless you and god bless this panel. thank you. under the rules of the committee, today's hearing will remain open for ten calendar days to receive additional material and supplementary written responses for the witnesses to any questions. this hearing on the committee and agriculture is adjourned. ♪♪ >> c-span "washington journal", everyday taking your calls live on the air on the news of the day to discuss policy issues that impact you. saturday morning, recent developments in the nation's opioid epidemic. university of tennessee professor of law, reynolds talking about media, rival and first amendment. "washington journal" live 7:00 a.m. eastern saturday morning, joined the discussion your phone calls, facebook comments, text tweets. ♪♪ >> monday, live coverage of the trial for former minneapolis police officer derek shelton is charged

the u.s. department of agriculture. we will partner together to carry out to fulfill the commitment made to you today. i'm grateful for your leadership, senators booker, warnock and warren to help get through the american rescue plan that contained historic steps forward and respond to the cumulative effect of dissemination in the past by providing socially disadvantaged groups by establishing review barriers that exist, assist with property issues, expanded outreach, market development and land access. these resources will help restore balance in the usda covenant relief approach to allow external review to all programs. we are prepared to move quickly, efficiently and thoughtfully to admit the american rescue plan sections related to black farmers and socially disadvantaged farmers in other sections of the rescue plan to relate rural america. part of my commitment to you today, i want to provide an additional guarantee, i plan to have in place a system of rigorous reporting, accountability oversight and all equity effo

continue the changes. agriculture and improve investment. farmers of america must have strong policies and careful attention must be paid. >> thank you very much. mr. pope, welcome. >> thank you members of the committee. i'm a six generation cap producer. i'm a member of the oklahoma union and honored to testify today on behalf of the farmers union about climate change. more than a century, my family has the same land with the same cycle. after harvest, control weeds and plan. we harvest in the summer and start the cycle all over again. in 2004, concerns about erosion and rising input costs, utilize, a few years later, incorporating cover crops in these programs. we never look back. we work to minimize the service, maintain the soil, keep going on the land as much as possible all practices that don't remote soil. i can't scientifically quantifiable benefits are planned receives but i can tell you for the last four years, last week ever by using cap the fertilizer we did on the bill. soil practices have helped us adapt

built on the man who put our agriculture together from slavery and he called the department of agriculture, abraham lincoln that and that's whose shoulders we cannot this day and i thank you so much for being part of this. god bless you and god bless this panel. thank you. under the rules of the committee, today's hearing will remain open for ten calendar days to receive additional material and supplementary written responses for the witnesses to any questions.

the house agriculture committee convened a hearing on the state of black farmers. agriculture secretary outlining the programs available for farmers of color and recently enacted $1.9 trillion coronavirus release plan. black farmers talk about the challenges they face. four hours and ten minutes. >> the committee on agriculture, they take a black farmer in the u.s. will now come to order. welcome and i want to thank everyone for joining us in today's hearing. members will receive testimony from the witnesses today and that it will be open to our numbers. recognize in the order of seniority. doing majority and minority members and in the order of arrival. for those who have joined us after the hearing and when you are recognized, you will be asked to unmute your microphone and you will have five minutes to ask your question and make your statement. if you are not speaking, i ask that you remain muted to minimize background noise so we can hear what our witnesses and members are saying and in order to get to all questions, the timer will say consistently visible on yo

that is the crossroads between agriculture and the climate change carbon. you said you want to take actions this year to lower target emissions from farms. can you offer any plans on how to do that, should there be a methane tax on livestock. what can the department to and what if anything can get through a divided congress? >> i think the first thing is to use the tools you have in a creative and informative way. >> i would hope in the near future we would look for ways in which we might encourage farmers who have marginal land to consider the possibility of utilizing that land in the program. i would hope we would figure out ways to encourage states to work with us, look at innovations and creative ways to encourage more participation in the program and to provide a financial payment that is sufficient to get folks in but does not distort markets in regions across the country. a tricky balance, but one that is important. number two, conservation programs. we ought to be focusing those on agricultural practices we know work. we need to provide cost sharing

it is fair to say there are a few concerns about consolidation taking place in the agriculture industry and how that has impacted the bottom line of farmers. that is something we at usda are going to be looking at, but can create new competition, particularly in the processing area. we think there are opportunities for the american rescue plan and some of the other tools usda has to create processing facilities to make our food distribution more resilient and provide more competition and more open and transparent markets. finally, an opportunity for us to take full advantage of the climate opportunity -- not the climate challenge. there's a tendency to look at climate as something silly to be avoided, something we are concerned about and going to cause significant problems in the world. i want to look at it from the opportunity side. for agriculture, it creates a host of revenue streams that could be created and help farmers become more profitable. and farmers sequestering carbon, sequestering and reusing methane, turning agriculture waste into fibers -- all of it creates revenue stream

agriculture is the only sector which has not been subject to reform. 70 years. 50% below average. we have just been stuck there. some bureaucrat sitting in there. some bureaucrat sitting in the state government or the central government had to decide what is good for agriculture and what agriculture can and cannot do.

many people have died due to the harsh weather conditions. agriculture matters in india. it feed this vast nation, it's a big source of employment. four in ten indians work as farmers and more than half of the country depends on agriculture as their main source of income. as the months have gone on, what i've found striking is how what began as a male dominated process has become more female. while women make up a large chunk of india's farm workers, only a small percentage own any land. seen, but rarely heard, they're becoming a powerful voice at these protests. its opposition to three new agricultural laws passed last year, which has fuelled this movement. the first is all about giving farmers freedom of choice by allowing them to sell anyone anywhere in india. by allowing them to sell to anyone anywhere in india. at the moment, farmers sell their produce through local government regulated markets where they're guaranteed a minimum price. under the new law, these wholesale markets would still exist. but farmers would also be able to sell directly to big businesses. the g

agriculture is the only sector which has not been subject to reform. 70 years. lture has had an average productivity of 50% below average. we havejust been average productivity of 50% below average. we have just been stuck there. some bureaucrat sitting in there. some bureaucrat sitting in the state government or the central government had to decide what is good for agriculture and what agriculture can and cannot do. is agriculture can and cannot do. is the protests continue, farmers accuse the government... after the violence on republic day, security was stepped up and the internet was temporarily shut down. journalists and activists backing the cause has been jailed. and activists backing the cause has beenjailed. some of and activists backing the cause has been jailed. some of them and activists backing the cause has beenjailed. some of them have had their social media account suspended. what started here at the end of last year has grown into a mass movement. despite rounds of talks, the farmers and the government cannot still reach a deal. this is becoming

it is fair to say there are a few concerns about consolidation taking place in the agriculture industry and how that has impacted the bottom line of farmers. that is something we at usda are going to be looking at, but can create new competition, particularly in the processing area. we think there are opportunities for the american rescue plan and some of the other tools usda has to create processing facilities to make our food distribution more resilient and provide more competition and more open and transparent markets. finally, an opportunity for us to take full advantage of the climate opportunity -- not the climate challenge. there's a tendency to look at climate as something silly to be avoided, something we are concerned about and going to cause significant problems in the world. i want to look at it from the opportunity side. for agriculture, it creates a host of revenue streams that could be created and help farmers become more profitable. and farmers sequestering carbon, sequestering and reusing methane, turning agriculture waste into fibers -- all of it creates revenue stream

is under production this country of more than 200000000 people imports much of what it eats the agricultural experts say that's because farming technology is out of date and if the government doesn't encourage mechanization. nothing will change. well joining me now from rome is art does our best jaan he's a senior economist at the united nations food and agricultural organization thanks very much for joining us so how concerned should we be about rising food prices and is this entirely down to the pandemic well you know when but if we prices go up it is always an issue for consumers it is seen very positively by farmers. just listening back to the discussions you had earlier i think that it is a pity that in many developing countries farmers would not benefit from the higher prices so they they tend to get the worst of the 2 world on one hand they have to pay more to consumers they're wonderful countries most of them and on the other they're farmers will not be able to respond to high prices and you know benefit from higher income that high prices could bring to them. the level of prices tod

the u.s. department of agriculture discriminated against black farmers. ttle was done to address the problem and the number of black-run farms dropped 96% in the last century. by 1999, 98% of all agricultural land was owned by white people. in 2010, congress approved a $1.2 billion settlement for thousands of black farmers denied usda loans because of their race. but a 2019 study by the government accountability office based on the usda's own data shows farmers and ranchers of color continue to receive disproportionately smaller farm loans. the provision in the new covid relief package is drawn from legislation introduced by newly elected democratic senator raphael warnock of georgia, who is georgia's first black senator and also the first georgia democrat to serve on the agriculture committee in three decades. agriculture secretary tom vilsack welcomed the measure. >> history of usda, unfortunate, involved a level of discrimination against a number of minority producers,'s farmers, native american farmers, and there is an effort i think with this package

the narrator trust the progress of the agricultural act of 1948 through can mid ease, house, and senate, and the signature of president harry truman making the bill a law. 8 woman in 1949. >>> washington the center of the democratic world of today and at the washington, rallying center of the democratic world today, and at the heart of washington is the government of the united states of america, spreading through the city and along the mall. the white house, home of the president and of the executive power of government the supreme court which interprets the laws. the capital, the home of congress which makes the laws of the united states. in the shadow of this dome is decided much of the destiny of our times. ♪ ♪ ♪ school begins at 6:15 for the 70-page boys that play an important part in the role of congress. if you are one of the page boys you would see more of the intimate details of lawmaking that anyone other than a congressman himself. but first you would have to go to classes. you would study many subjects. history, government, mathematics, literature, yes, and anatomy. the page

a narrator traces the progress of the agricultural act of 1948 through committees, health and senate compromise and the signature of her harry truman making the bill a law ♪ ♪ ♪ >> washington, rallying center of the democratic world today. and at the heart of washington is the government of the united states of america. spreading through the city and along the wall. the white house, home of the president and of the executive power of government. the supreme court, which interprets the laws. the capital, the home of congress, which makes the laws of the united states. and the shadow of this dome is this sided much of the destiny of our times. ♪ ♪ ♪ the first thing that happens in the morning at capitol hill is school in the attic of the library of congress across the square from the capital. school that begins at 6:15 for the 70-page boys, who play so important apart and the work of congress. if you are one of these page boys, you would see more of the intimate details of lawmaking than anyone other than a congressman himself. but first, you would have to go to classes. you would study

-the secretary of agriculture shall use the amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a)- (1)to provide outreach, mediation, financial training, capacity building training, cooperative development training and support, and other technical assistance on issues concerning food, agriculture, agricultural credit, agricultural extension, rural development, or nutrition to socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, or forest landowners, or other members of socially disadvantaged groups; (2)to provide grants and loans to improve land access for socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, or forest landowners, including issues related to heirs' property in a manner as determined by the secretary; (3)to support the activities of one or more equity commissions that will address racial equity issues within the department of agriculture and its programs, using $5,000,000 of the amount made available pursuant to subsection (a); (4)to support and supplement agricultural research, education, and extension, as well as scholarships and programs that provide internships and pathways to federal employ

it is true that the confederacy has a lot of agricultural capacity. they're places like the shenandoah valley. the trick is the union is not only an industrial powerhouse, it's an agricultural powerhouse. by the time of the civil war, the union is out producing the confederacy. both in terms of agricultural crops and livestock. the union is larger. it has more of these farms all over its territory. the other thing is, by the time of the civil war the union is taking a much more effective approach to agriculture than the south. the south still depends largely on manual labor and much of that , unfortunately, falls on enslaved people. the north, however, is using new agricultural practices including much more mechanization they are able to produce more of the same acreage. you have a north that is an agricultural and an industrial colossus. they are able to combine those strengths to accomplish things that are very beneficial to the north during the civil war. including surmounting one of the big challenges both sides face. how do you get agricultural pr

as chair of the agriculture subcommittee on general farm commodities and risk manage. justice, this bill will protect critical resources -- management, this bill will protect farms. there are more than two million farmers across our nation. in the district that i serve, we have close to 10,000 family farms. but throughout our nation, there is no farm that isn't touched by the commodity credit corporation. not one american farmer who wouldn't be impacted by these cuts. in the district i serve, those close to 10,000 family farm -- family farmers, who wouldn't have more resources if this were to happen and would face challenges as they try to pay their bills and put food on the table. the truth is our family farmers have seen an onslaught of challenges for years, each year worse than the one before it. extreme weather conditions, devastated crops, unstable and uncertain trade markets that held back exports and economic growth. and throughout the past year, a global pandemic that has left many of our farmers ravaged, even as they kept fighting for fellow americans to keep t

she gets on the agricultural committee. it's a very promising career. one of the things that he does is because of her background as a teacher she wants to push for the federal student loan program and she manages after the sputnik crisis to slip in a provision amendments to the national defense education act in 1958 that establishes federal student loans. so she knows the legislative ropes and really pushes her agenda. unfortunately, she runs for election that year and democratic farmer labor operatives sabotage her campaign. they write a letter that they get their husband, andy, to sign. the letter writes that her marriage is suffering because she's not at home. it insinuate that there could be a untoward lee relationship between herself and a staffer. she essentially loses the reelection because of the negative publicity generated by the letter. it was a social expectation that women's place was in the domestic sphere inside the home, and that really comes back to her the campaign. in the 1958 midterms she's the only incumbent democrat to lose her sea

however, the bill -- in agriculture. however, the bill includes broad waiver authority who allows those who did not complete all of the work requirements, because of weather conditions or covid, or if the alien was fired, among other situations, they still get a green card. those legalized under this bill will from the outset compete directly for jobs with americans. nothing in this bill prevents those who get employment authorization during the initial process from working in nonagriculture labor sectors, and of course once they and their family members get a green card, they're free to work wherever they want. this bill sends a powerful message and an invitation to those who cross our borders illegally, that they can expect to be rewarded with legal status, ultimately green cards and an expedited path to citizenship. but far worse than that, it floods our market with low-wage labor, at a time when americans are struggling to recover from the devastating lockdowns that have crushed the dreams of so many working families.

the confederacy. both in terms of agricultural crops and in livestock. why well, first of all the union the north is larger, it has more of these farms all over its territory, but the other thing is that the union the north is by the time of the civil war taking a much more effective advanced approach to agriculture then the south south still depends largely on manual labor. of that unfortunately. falls on enslaved people the north however is using new agricultural practices, including much more mechanization, and they're lit able to produce more of the same acreage. so by the time of the civil war you have a north that is both in agricultural and industrial colossus, and they're able to combine those two strengths to accomplish things that are very beneficial to the north during the civil war. including surmounting one of the big challenges that both sides face. how do you get agricultural products the meat or milk or eggs from farms like these to the front lines without you know those goods becoming spoiled you go remember during the civil civil war. th

many people have died due to the harsh weather conditions. agriculture matters in india. i've found striking is how what began as a male dominated process has become more female. while women make up a large chunk of india's farm workers, only a small percentage own any land. seen, but rarely heard, they're becoming a powerful voice at these protests. its opposition to three new agricultural laws passed last year, which has fuelled this movement. the first is all about giving farmers freedom of choice by allowing them to sell to anyone anywhere in india. at the moment, farmers sell their produce through local government regulated markets where they're guaranteed a minimum price. under the new law, these wholesale markets would still exist. but farmers would also be able to sell directly to big businesses. the government says farmers will be better off by having more options. but farmers fear that once corporations are involved, price guarantees will disappear. the second law sets the rules for how farmers draw up contracts with businesses. things like setting a price for cr

and garden products, often at concentrations that are far higher than those you will find in the agricultural sector. >> millions of pounds of these insecticides are used in urban and suburban areas. and in urban areas we're usually doing it to have the perfect rose or the nicest rhododendron or a lawn without any insect pests in it. >> manufacturers argue the pest-fighting power of neonics is indispensable to american agriculture. without neonics, consumers would pay higher prices for food, farm exports would be lessompetiti, and he u.seconomwould suer. >> in the 1940s, we had the organochlorine insecticides, such as ddt and endosulfan, and initially these pesticides were viewed as a miracle chemistry. >> we started using re and more of these as industrial agriculture took hold in the fifties, sixties, and, really, this is what rachel carson talked about in "silent spring." using all these insecticides was really leading to what she felt was a collapse of biodiversity. we were kling the underpinning ofuh, of theood chain. >> by the 1970s, regulators were rushing to get these organochlorine p

we could introduce a ban very simply in the act that is coming up, the agricultural bill coming up. attitudes changed towards ear cropping, we will see cases continue to rise in the uk. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. thank you. well, it is pretty quiet out there at the moment. most of us admittedly stuck underneath a layer of grey. it is also pretty cold in places with temperatures colder than they should be at this time of year. this is what it looks like around, four, five, 6 degrees, may be getting up to seven this afternoon. there is some sunshine on the way. some of us have had decent sunny spells but they are at a premium. tonight in scotland there is going to be some rain. mild and damp here, but for the rest of the uk, where this sky is clear that temperatures will dip to freezing or below, so a touch of frost first thing on sunday morning. in the north of the country, we are expecting further cloud and outbreaks of rain, especially in western and northern scotland, but as far as northern ireland england and the dan it is g

now it is true that the confederacy has a lot of agricultural capacity. there are places like the shenandoah valley, they're serving as bread baskets to the confederate armies for much of the war. but the truth is, the union is not only an industrial powerhouse, it's also an aquaculture will powerhouse as well. indeed, by the time of the civil war, then union in many ways is out producing the confederacy. both youtube of agricultural crops and in livestock. why? well, first of all, union, the north is larger. it has more of these farms all over its territory. but the other thing is that the union, the north is by the time of the civil war, taking a much more effective advanced approach to agriculture than the south. the south still depends largely on manual labor. and much of that, unfortunately, falls on enslaved people. the north however, is using new agricultural practices, including much more mechanization. and they are able to produce more off of the same acreage. so by the time in the civil war, you have a north that is both in agricultural and indus

fact one of the lessons from the code that perhaps wasn't expected and is a positive one is that the agriculture system globally trade globally seem to have not been as much affected as people feared by dicko and that the supply situation overall has been quite adequate and despite all the difficulties and even at the beginning you know fears about logistical issues transport really poor all commodities basic foods such as cereals such as wish to below was sugar meat they really we really didn't see much disruption in trade and supplies have been adequate to meet the demand at the global level and that we have to be very careful with that because what cohen has done in many parts of the world is that it really had cut people's income that means access to food so if maybe in a country but the and probably it is but the question is if i have lost my employment if i don't have jobs or it might earnings has has has come down and i have to feed my family what food will i go and buy and how i'm going to buy it so really the focus has been more on the demand side in this in this at the sort of higher p

has been in place since 2019 but living entirely without plastic is a challenge especially for the agricultural sector where the necessity being the mother of invention creative strategies have been found take a look. plastic in a country where the material is supposedly forbid and farmers' co-op a soft day is preparing seedlings for its tea plantation rwanda as one of the 20 biggest tea producers in the world more than 18000 hectares of it an area twice as large as the city of paris now spread across these lush green hills the tea harvested here is very valuable but without plastic it wouldn't be worth nearly as much. for them we need the seedling bags and plastic covers without them it becomes difficult to get the desired quality because the seedlings depend on the moisture to grow and to get the necessary nutrients. to go to a more. the members of the $4000.00 strong co-op use more than $2000000.00 plastic tubes and other plastic materials each year. in the capital kigali the government is waging a war against plastic the punishment for the production import and sale of single use plastics i

obviously competition for water will increase for those relatively minor parts of the agricultural industry which use sprinklers meaning fruit and vegetable farms we need water for irrigation and obviously will have to weigh up the benefits of say watering gardens machine usage showering. cooling water and washing up water and ask if we couldn't use it better to produce food for us the world needs investment in water pipes on bali aid organizations have stepped in to help villagers are also footing a share of the costs in projects like this where water will now if you come to uphill from the source to the village. when i went to new zeland in 969 everything was just so like heaven if. you got home one night it to have called this beautiful and. everything was kind of all right so good so i thought well why couldn't i improve the situation over here so i do that the state doesn't do much for infrastructure here it's the same as in many countries around the world. hot and cold running water a beautiful thing i never really thought about it those industrialized countries like germany nobody re

has been in place since 2019 but living entirely without plastic is a challenge especially for the agricultural sector where the necessity being the mother of invention creative strategies have been found take a look. plastic in a country where the material is supposedly forbid and farmers co-op a soft day is preparing seedlings for its tea plantation rwanda is one of the 20 biggest tea producers in the world more than 18000 hectares of it an area twice as large as the city of paris now spread across these lush green hills the tea harvested here is very valuable but without plastic it wouldn't be worth nearly as much. pollution then we need these seedling bags and plastic covers without them it becomes difficult to get the desired quality because the seedlings depend on the moisture to grow and to get the necessary nutrients. to a year more. the members of the $4000.00 strong co-op use more than $2000000.00 plastic tubes and other plastic materials each year. in the capital kigali the government is waging a war against plastic the punishment for the production import and sale of single use plas

farmers chief says the block's new agriculture policies less of them and he told us more about why but the european commission that has not give him comprehensive assessment what the impact of the green deal. for particular would have on europe and agriculture and i believe that this is quite important in order to assess what we are up against a gross european hang like any agricultural sector in any part of the world is very much an integrated sector so you can't extract one sex for out of it without being a comprehensive to other sectors and there's of course it's missing and we would like to see their overall impact in you know in a sense that we could actually make i'm a system and what needs to be done and what the risks are and this is what we have been pushing european commission to come forward with. the e.u.'s 2030 farm to fork strategy aims to slash pesticide use by 50 percent so called nutrient losses and use of anti microbe drugs should also be cut by the same amount your crowds hope that's going to allow the blocks organic sector to flourish in the next 10 years good plan

cereals oils dairy meat and sugar they're all tracking higher according to the un's food and agriculture organization well what's behind the increase in prices it's a combination of things increasing demand from china adverse weather conditions on pandemic supply chains but it's nations like brazil lebanon and nigeria that are adversely affected in brazil for example president wilson are at times to revive his political standing by handing out coronavirus aid to the poorest inadvertently pushing up the price of rice by 76 percent in lebanon the country is in the midst of the worst financial crisis a pretty worthless currency has sent inflation to a record high and food prices soaring by 400 percent and in nigeria the central bank may continue to devalue the currency as a did 3 times in 2020 closing the border for 16 months attacks on farmers an import restrictions of all exacerbated the situation now the government has been trying to reduce imports by increasing production more than a 1000000 farmers were given cash and tools but officials say they're planning to take thousands of farmer

with headlights on the shady world of sports betting in africa. young nigerian entrepreneurs take agriculture to the next level. and choreographed by i'll give you some no shows us some dance moves in the hometown board. over the past decade sports betting has become a huge business across africa many young people hope to make a quick buck and sold they are willing to risk their last cent sometimes you hear the wildest stories just like this one from dennis in our upcoming report. the funniest thing i have sold was bought girlfriend and it was the only one i had for betting on. well here's the whole story. the only place. where there was a gun but also a professional i mean. that's the sweetest and always sweet especially when you receive the message. you feel. my skin than an equivalent to what end. and there is nothing wrong like winning the bid because that makes you know if that's because you got 100 you get 5000000 you feel like they will get more but they're known as the betty. related little my name is dave or denise and guy. i was born. raised in. and i am going what. i was. really co

both for the past 7 years bully has trained over 10000 young nigerians for him agriculture is no way to make a quick buck and requires a hands on approach. a lot of people reach out and i realize not everybody has the amounts to pay for training now you don't want people to going to agriculture without being properly trained if not they would waste money time with the resources so i figure out front i am setting up more farms what if i give people the opportunity to walk. at the same time so instead of looking for money to pay for your lesson fee for your lengthy fee and all of that. for free and actually set up a form farmers like gloria oil lobby you hope to scale up their agribusiness using the hydroponic method this uses water rich in nutrients instead of soil this makes planting and harvesting possible regardless of season. why because it is less than us and to. almost accurately not accurately almost accurately. call only if an ice and other. students filter this growing patch during a one week program they learn how to set up a soil or scare a planet from nutrient laden mist no

out there who have concerns and issues. >> reporter: julia montgomery is the chief counsel for the agriculture board, alrb set nup 1975 to protect the rights of >> people have a fear of not only losing the job they have and also a fear of being blacklisted as well. >> reporter: we found that the alrb has taken five actions statewide and four in monterey county and for things of lack of covid action and treatment of those who were sick. is that too little for this massive population? >> it is absolutely not enough, and unfortunately at the arlb, we can only respond to a charge that is filed with us. >> reporter: we visited the headquarters of a half dozen companies cited by cal osha. hello, i'm trying to find the person in charge for not providing the masks or protective gear or social distancing. >> to me it is not fair. >> reporter: third generation john dorigo who is a third generation family member who was fined for not providing the farm workers masks and failing to maintain proper distance and failing to provide distance and fined $7,600. >> if we are wrong, i will say we are wrong. >> re

in the agriculture department, they had the responsibility and obligation of making sure it move down to the states. in texas, that probably is not the best way to do business. so i had this consternation about it and my hope is that we will be able to get this to the end users in a much more expeditious way, such as what you have indicated that you've been trying to accomplish. my question is this, madam secretary. will you send up an outline of the timeline for implementation for money in the treasury to go to the coffers of the end users in the $9 billion emergency capital investment program that has come into being under the honorable maxine waters, who had the privilege of working on this program, and the $10 billion state small business credit initiative, which similarly came into existence, and i would add, also, this last one, with the help of the chairwoman of the diversity and inclusion subcommittee, who helped us to hone this and refine it to the point where we are helping the smallest of small businesses. i am hope we can get such an outline, because i have people who ques

obviously competition for water will increase for those relatively minor parts of the agricultural industry which use sprinklers meaning fruit and vegetable farms we need water for irrigation and obviously will have to weigh up the benefits of say watering garden. machine usage showering. cooling water and washing up water and ask if we couldn't use it better to produce food for us the world needs investment in water pipes on bali aid organizations have stepped in to help the villagers are also footing a share of the costs in projects like this where water will now if you come to uphill from the source to the village. when i went to new zeland in 969 everything was just so like heaven that you got home was not a tad cold water this beautiful and. everything was kind of all right so good so i thought well why couldn't i improve the situation over here so i do it in the state doesn't do much for infrastructure here it's the same as in many countries around the world. hot and cold running water a beautiful thing i never really thought about it though it industrialized countries like germany no

this enabled the settlers to produce all their own tools for craft work agriculture. farming yields also increased thanks to the experience and teachings of the monks who shared their knowledge with the local population. in the heart of the german capital there's a museum with a model village for 50 years it has been giving visitors an impression of what berlin must have been like before it became a large city and that's not as long ago as you might think. finest minds of the friends association was founded in the 1970 s. on a historical find the house is stand on a site that was here in the 12th century as excavations have shown we have practiced archaeology vs simulation which is something very important for our association to expose them that is they say we simulate how life would have been back then generating knowledge about how people use wall or work in the fields how and how traditional crafts were practiced and what clothes were worn out the visitors this brings the middle ages to life. the settlers were accompanied by monks most of them cistercians they share

and the search for the best most is for agricultural cultivation is underway on the edge of the trial area and here paga and her team grow muscles from all over the world here they aim to find the ones that grow as well and just quickly as possible in this way they also absorb c o 2 and turn the bugs into sinks with greenhouse gases however it will take more for moss' to become a profitable product. effects are long is a big strong direct payments to support and subsidies for farmers are not yet established it's almost i remain my dear but we can show here on the demonstration farm at this is actually feasible was much as well as what we can harvest into a large scale implementation really depends on political will decline further technological development off and on finding the supermarket and. most for want as a replacement for white pete pete was once made from us and horticulture needs huge amounts of it so much that germany's trained dogs are not enough and most of the pete is imported from the baltic states. in about 15. is the german peach will be completely exploited then an a