the farm act ends state performance bonuses. the bill cracks down on waste, fraud and abuse by providing additional resources for usda to prevent trafficking of benefits. to further the goal of targeting nutrition programs for those families in need, the farm act increases assistance to our local food banks which have been struggling during the current economic climate. food banks have been successful in effectively using government dollars and securing private sector donations to feed the hungry. i urge you to approve this reform-minded approach. it is a balanced bill that underscores our commitment to production agriculture and rural america, achieves real savings and continues to provide nutritional assistance to needy american families also. with that, i turn to the ranking member, mr. peterson, for any opening statement he may have. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning, everybody. i'm pleased that we're finally meeting to consider the 2012 farm bill and as i've said repeatedly, we need to finish this farm bill and send i

some of these children are the age of 12 years of age. children who work on farms or fields spent the average of 30 hours, i state 30 hours a week working, even during the times of the year when they should be in school. so these children actually should be in school but are working on the farms which most of them don't end up graduating from high school so a lot of the dropout rates are there. it is estimated the department of labor that these children earn about $1,000 per year. we all know what happens when the department of labor tried to introduce regulations that limit the work of children can do on farms. i have no desire to revisit that debate in this amendment. i fully respect the role of the family farms play in passing on valuable values and agricultural skills to our young generation. i have no intention of undermining this important values, but i do hope that congress can make a simple statement and believe that the widely accepted age requirement usually considered to be 16 years of age should be followed when it comes to jobs that require hours and h

activists broke into the uc berkeley track the farmland occupy the farm return to the plot in how many anne mackovic tells us the motivation was to take what they say is theirs. >>> an awesome radical action >>> it is illegal >>> if you do not believe he may be subject to citation or arrest >>> makeshift farmers remain, their farming land owned by uc- berkeley the gill tract where scientists do research this group has other ideas occupying the farm the broken through a fence this morning. >>> we feel strongly this needs to be preserved as agricultural land >>> the occupiers to go over the track this spring planting vegetables and plan to donate them to local food banks and

we'll go back to the farm bill then? >> on this subject. >> mcconnell always said that the disclose act treats the corporation differently than unions. how do you respond to that and is there some ground to give on the union question to get republicans? >> well, that's just totally not true. take a look at the house disclose bill. take a look at the senate disclose bill. it treats all interests uniformly, business interests, union interests. so i'd be interested in hearing from senator mcconnell exactly what provision in that senate bill or house bill treats unions any differently than businesses. it's not true. there were on some earlier versions of the disclose act, provisions that people pointed to to make that argument. we didn't think that they were accurate then, but we removed those provisions, and so the extent people were relying on those proversions to make the argument, there is no longer any grounds to make it. >> except that he's always thinking that his friends in the special interests will get special treat

most recently in the 2008 farm bill. the current lapse comes with thousands of family farmers facing the tightest agricultural credit market in 20 years. just as the demand for fsa farm loan assistance reaches the highest levels as 1985. the height of the farm crisis. i could tell you something about that. if you would care to hear about it. as of april 5, 2011, for than 4,500 guaranteed loan borrowers did not qualify for additional loan guarantees and more become ineligible at the end of 2012. >>> the success and benefit of the loans are felt around the nation and are often used to lending to young and beginning farmers and ranchers who are hoping to carry to farming tradition. i might add it's supported by the american banking association. by independent community bankers and by the farm credit council. with that, i would ask for support and yield back. >> gentleman yields back. >> does ranking member seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> gentleman strikes the last word? >> yes. this was an issue in the last

we heard back in 1996 when we were on the farm that the prices would never go down again and we were in a new paradigm and we had all these export markets and we had all of this stuff going and so we didn't have to worry about prices going down and we could get the government out of agriculture and phase out the programs and as i said earlier, two years later the prices collapsed and we spent four or five times as much as we say we're bailing everybody out. these prices will go down again. these target prices that we've put in, we've updated them and so they're more realistic and they're not at a level where anybody will make any money. you know, this isn't even up to the cost of product when we put in there for these target prices, but when these prices collapse it is a floor that will get people through, but if we got through a situation where we didn't have target prices and we had $1.95 load on corn, the price got down to $1.95 there won't be corn grown at $1.95 a bushel. so what we're doing here is realistic, understanding that high prices make low prices and low prices make hig

they used on the farm until the 80s. thank you josh for sharing a picture of your favorite tractor on our facebook page. >>> today's country church salute goes to all saints chapel in tony point virginia. built in 1929, it was one of several mission chapels built to serve the rural population. this is the only one left standing. it's outside is covered rough boards, church members say the boards are painted white as a sign of purity. the chapel has been renovated by the church which numbers about 20 people. congratulations to all saints chapel in tony point virginia. we want to learn about your home church as well. salutes can be sent to the address on the screen. stay with us. the mailbag is next. time now for our weekly look inside the farm report mailbag.... i think i managed to confuse more than inform about . >> i think managed to confuse more than inform about the financial scandal last week. you talked about libore that loans money on farms, which bank or bank is it? this is from sharon. libor is short for london

the vanlz struck here at the farm a couple of weeks ago. in the attack they destroyed $100 of equipment and lost 85-pound of happy, about $1,600 worth of product. if. >> ama: we do have some breaking news from the delta. the rio vista draw bridge is shut down in both directions because of a mechanical problem. traffic is backed up on both sides of the bridge. caltrans is working on a problem but no word when it may re-open. >> alan: san jose police shut down part of lincoln avenue because of a suspicious package. it was closed for almost three hours. the package was left up attended in the plaza of the shopping center. theblom squad blew up the suitcase which contained a typewriter. the opener is unknown. >> protesters upset by the result oftz mexico's election took to the streets of san francisco to get their message heard. the march is in solidarity with the protest underway in mexico city today against president election enrique pena nieto. they're accusing him of buying votes and using intimidation for support. >> it's illegal to bring p

the farm activist began they're occupation on april 22nd with the spend of creating an urban farm but the uc police moved in and arrested the group on may 14th. >> a buzzing is spreading 0 throughout the san francisco bee-keeping community. a mass killing of bees. >> alan: a terrifying moment on tape. the one thing that prevent an unstoppable semi from causing a fiery dollars. >> ama: some of the most popular muni lines are not running as scheduled. >> leigh: wow, what warmup tonight. clear skies. temperature inland right now in the mid-to-upper 90s. slightly cooler tomorrow. and we're go >> ama: a surveillance camera captured scary moments in ohio. an out of control semi just misses a minivan and barrels towards a gas station before a light poll stopped it. the truck's brakes failed. two works at the gas station ran and shut off the gas pumps to prevent them from exploding and a woman nearby helped to rush to rescue a passenger. amazingly no one was seriously hurt. >> alan: back in san francisco. commuters who use the muni lines have to find another way to get around this weekend. th

so we need to pass a farm bill. we need the house to pass a farm bill both for long-term policy but also for disaster assistance right now. we also know that this is an opportunity to have deficit reduction. the only bipartisan effort we have had on deficit reduction on the senate floor and i would argue probably on the house floor as well, bipartisan effort, has been through the farm bill. $23 billion in deficit reduction, major reforms, changing policy, eliminating four different subsidies that are there when growers don't need them, or for things that they don't plant anymore, and replacing it with a risk-based, market-based system so rereally are there when farmers need us like they do right now. there's a whole range of things that we've done. reforms and strengthening conservation efforts in our country, focusing on the right policies around nutrition, around local food systems and so on. all of that is in jeopardy, mr. president, at the moment. because the house, rather than bringing to the floor the bill passed out of t

they learn how markets work on the family farm. here again is a great example of big government getting bigger and more intrusive, telling american families whether or not their kids can engage in the family farm and the family business. we talk to employers in wisconsin they tell me some of their best workers are workers who grew up on a family farm. and if you -- thank goodness that we didn't have my friends across the aisle who are going to complain about the family farms, the greatest generation was raised on the family farm. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expire the gentlewoman from california ms. woolsey: i yield three minutes to the gentleman from iowa, mr. boswell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. boswell: thank you for yielding the time. i appreciate this opportunity. i rise in support of h.r. 4157 to preserve america's family farms or should i say, farm family traditions. passing this legislation today will codify our successful effort t

the s.n.a.p. program. however, part of this process is crafting a comprehensive total farm bill. i believe it's in the best interest of that process that we maintain the balance that we have in this bill. i have to oppose his amendment. the base bill makes a strong, bipartisan commitment to achieving sufficient, significant reforms in savings in s.n.a.p. our bill already achieves more nutrition savings than any other bipartisan deficit reduction working group. we achieve four times more than the amount of nutrition savings as compared to the senate-passed bill. this bill -- the base bill is a major step in the right direction. and at this time, in the effort to ultimately achieve the savings we set about to accomplish, i have to urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. and with that -- >> will the gentleman yield? >> i happily yield to the gentleman from texas. >> one other point, mr. chairman. i too would love to have deeper cuts, and in a lot of programs, including this one. but i also recognize that this may very well be our only option -- only realistic chance of getting a

the farm bill is a perfect example. the same day, on the same day that they vote to repeal the affordable care act are coming up with new price support programs which sounds, frankly, soviet and subcy dieded crop insurance for farmers that are -- when we say farmers, largely massive agricultural interests and industrial farms. all those ideology somehow just disappears into the either when the actually government is working. i think it's important for people to look, stair into the gape i gapi gaping mall. it is not a battle between some ideology of less government and some ideology of more government. end of rant it's a prime example of pay attention to what i'm doing here, this magic trick here, and not what i'm doing, you know, over here, you know. and so it's the -- the -- they're trying to get the american people to follow what i'm saying, what, you know, i want you to believe as opposed to what i'm doing. and most americans aren't going to read the text of a farm bill. they're not going to read the text of the aff

both parties mutually and now you know there is a way to invest in a fund so you don't have to bet the farm on one farm brad parker co-founder vice president asked capital. all right let's wrap up with lou's changes especially with change because dimitri is going to phillis in on everything he's been a learning at a gore a financial symposium in vancouver with lots of heavy hitters that we've been speaking to all week that he's been a fly on the wall an active fly on the wall so dimitri i'm really excited to talk to you in vancouver i want to know what in less than two minutes you can tell me that's going to change my life. if you put it that way actually i have a present for you lauren. news here. and. so we look forward to being on you're sure. there isn't anything that's amazing that's really great i can't wait for delivery of that i guess that's that is something that will change my life i think i look forward to interviewing him wait a minute dimitri tell me what else is going on there anything you've learned or interesting people you've spoken to or the sentiment there. of the set the

stay with us, the second half of us farm report is coming right up. coming up on us farm report... the drought of 2012 chips away at healthy rural coming up on us farm report, the drought of 2012 chips away at the healthy rural economies. find out where women rule the ag world. and we know its desert dry in texas, but our camels necessary? >> hello and welcome to us farm report. the last time the census was conducted, they found striking differences in within that world of farm. that's an increase of 19%, and why not text many of the market analyst to appear on this show tell me that women are better at making marketing decisions. it appears the trend of women as principal operators will continue in the next generation. flight details in a moment that the top story is the lingering drought. let's get started with headlines. >> delivering midwest drought is having an impact on main street in farm country. each month great university economist ernie got assembled the report based on surveys of bankers and attend state regions of the great plains and corn belt. he says the july index p

but how in the world do you get into farming if you don't come from a farm what if you don't even want to ever pick up a shovel there's that issue there's also farmland prices they've been rising in north america and that hasn't gone unnoticed it's inspired the word for bubble in the u.s. business media and inspired network news stories like this one from back in january and an average price of sixty seven hundred dollars an acre it's worth along this stuff it's like black gold and black gold is what you're holding your hand it's not oil that's dirt and you can get richer and you can get rich off of it that's correct so if mainstream media is doing stories featuring dirt as black gold does that mean the rides over or if not where is the ride good well wacky for you lucky for me and all of us i spoke to the man who manages the largest farmland fund in canada to find out all about it he's brad parker co-founder and vice president of aston boy a capital he joined us earlier from a gore financial symposium in vancouver canada take a look thank you so much for being on the show today. oh it

it was used on the farm. when i bout it was in -- pretty bad shape. it had chains on the tires and a snow blade on the front welt welded to it. i had no no motor work. it was in good shape. over did that -- i use it some for fields and whatever. i use pretty much all my tractors. very six of them. guys come to the tractor show, you have a sign on the back of the -- the back of his back and the tractors that he was selling them. that was a tractor i was looking for at the time. i called him and -- i got ahold of him and left it there and he said you know when you leave it there there is eight feet of snow. i put a lot of anti freeze in it and got it the next spring. you find more bo's because out here in this part of the country, they -- there are a few more than br's. this is the electric start and dashboard on it which the other one doesn't. they always want me to bring the br. it's a same size at the b tractor, always have a wide front end. the axle is heavy. it's differenten me no trouble. >> don't forget, you can find it online or on facebook. the

the estate tax. you've got a farmer right now. he wants to pass his farm on to the next generation for any value over $5 million he has to pay estate tax. generally, families may be able to do that, may be able to borrow the dollars required and pass the family farm on to the next generation. but under this proposal, that changes instead of paying estate tax on anything over $5 million, now that farm family would have to pay estate tax on anything over $1 million. so think about a farmer in my home state of north dakota or maybe in minnesota or anywhere throughout the midwest. now, how do they pass on that family farm when they're going to have to pay taxes on any value over $1 million? so now they're looking at a situation where they're going to have to sell that farm rather than have their children continue farming an operation that may have been in that family for generations. that's a real problem for our farmers and for small business, for families across this great country. and it's certainly not going to help our economy. in fact, it will hurt our e

the last farm bill. i finally locked them in a rule over there, and told them they couldn't come out until they got it resolved. they did. if we don't, you know, -- so. >> would the gentleman yield? >> i don't want to get back into that war again. >> you're right, mr. chairman, if you recall, i was one of those you locked in the room. when i was chairman of the livestock committee. you know, and i think your point, you make good points there, but is it asking too much for us to send the message send two messages, one message would be a message for the cattle industry, and the pork industry. they're the ones that have the hooks on the line on this. they're the ones that are concerned. and we've had an experience of retaliatory for mexico. this is a very sensitive situation and it's not costing us any money. and ninety days is three months. it's a pretty good amount of time. this happened in 2008, in september, 2008. as soon as we put the cool -- the cool labeling on, and a series of things have happened ov

farmland everywhere and i'm wondering about what some people have called a bubble because of the recent rise in farm land value widespread some contend there isn't much appreciation left especially if we experience a very real anticipated credit deflation some have called farmland a bubble here is a look at the average value per acre in canada and in regions in the us of farmland is there anywhere mr farquhar in the us or in canada where you think farm land prices do need to come down significantly or are in a bubble or just simply don't have anywhere higher to go. well i don't think there's a bubble necessarily but i do see jurisdictions that are more highly priced than others our the focus of our business is instance catch one because that's where we find the deepest value rental yields are highest and the value per acre is lowest based on a productivity comparable analysis that we have done but there are jurisdictions and i would identify montana and alberta where i find the price to earnings ratio sort of speak. for my version of the price to earnings ratio seems out of whack where rental yields

from the farm bureau international air show southwest of london. what's next for defense corporation between france and britain now that there's a new leader in paris? the defense policy chief explains for britain. plus how they plan to help defense expossibilities, but first a new initiative to help it grow despite deep spending cuts. the move would shift the government's policy on supporting the defense industry and mirrors the commercial aerospace growth program. prime minister david cameron announced the partnership and opened the dialogue with industry on a similar defense partnership on opening the 48th farm bureau international air show at the legendary airfield in afternoon shire where the commercial aerospace and defense industry meets every two years. joining us is peter luff. britain's ministers of defense for support and technology. mr. luff, thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> coming into office the government was very clear that whenever possible, britain was going to buy defense equipment that was off the shelf that was going

by highlighting the different gardens and farms within the city. i know that the alliance has identified sites within each of our districts. i also know that the waiting list for the community garden in my district on 16th avenue near fulton has a huge waiting list. i think it is a good goal that residents seeking plots should not have to wait more than one year or access to apply their other efforts. i am appreciative that the president appreciates the advocates from the alliance that they have made for funding in the position and incorporating as much as possible from different stakeholder groups. i would love to be added as a co-author as well to expand its of that san francisco is a leader in urban agriculture around the country. thank you. supervisor cohen: i also have one quick comment. i wanted to also comment on the fact that the haight-ashbury neighborhood council, the recycling center, they have a lot of relief -- there is a native plant peace to that project and plots that people are using to plant. i believe that they've worked collabor

we have been talking a lot throughout the course of the farm bill about the safety net. this is about a safety net for a study for the industry. this amendment would call for a new cost study using existing funds and research development supported by the national chicken council and the national turkey federation and the poultry industry is always in danger of catastrophic losses through disease and would look at possible programs would provide our people some types of safety nets in terms of insurance to get to the possibilities. estimate once again the gentleman is fortunate to be dealing with a heavy german. i believe the gentleman is on the right track. i would suggest we would pass the amendment and yelled back. >> the gentleman yields back. anyone else seeking recognition we will now proceed to vote on amendment number 55 all of those in favor, sorry, not amendment 55. amendment number 31. yes i almost did. amendment number 31 all of those of favor of amendment 31 signify by saying aye. all those votes signify by saying no. are there additional amendments for title

gill tract where scientists do research but this group has ideas occupying the farm the broken thread fans this morning. >>> we feel this landy's to be preserved >>> dozens of the occupiers took over the track this spring planting vegetables and plan to donate to local food banks police get the amount in may. today there back to tending crops >>> and there's grass and all kinds of wild things coronet and between our crops reared to make sure they thrive. >>> the one to build a center for sustainable agriculture. the only pet today what is ready for harvest. police stood by watching. some of the farmers or hear from the beginning others are new to the cause >>> and the thing we can get closer to a revolution for the working class i'm for >>> it is totally nonviolent >>> some of the vegetables of not quite matured, they plan and of the harvest and a few weeks anne mackovic cbs 5. a southwest flight from oakland made an emergency stop in los angeles 70 passengers aboard flight 937, a cabin issue forced the crew to declare an emergency it was diverted to lax passengers w

occupy the farm moved in with the goal of converting it to an urban farm. the group planted 70 rows of crops and camped out and tended to the crops until the protests came to an end on may 14th. university forced the protesters out but kept the crops alive. >> we are creating a small work group and we are going to be harvesting and weeding. >> reporter: the protesters were not invited. >> they are harvesting the crops that we planted in early may. >> reporter: university officials and albany city leadings planned a par vessing party and canceled it when they learned that protesters planned to show. >> i think that dean felt the tensions were too high. >> reporter: they want all future volunteers to go through an application process. you have to be an albany resident and can't be supportive of occupy the farm. >> we wanted to be able to trust people to be respectful. >> reporter: occupy the farm still wants this land to become a community garden. >> you will be back. >> we are committed to weeding and harvesting because that is what the plants need. >> report

gill tract we'er university scientists do research but this group has other ideas about occupying the farm the broken through a fence this morning. >>> we feel strongly this needs to be preserved as agricultural land >>> the occupiers to cover this track this spring and plan to donate food to local food banks police kicked and not in may but today there back to attend the crops. >>> there's all kinds of wild things growing in between our crops or to make sure they thrive >>> that want to build a center for sustainable agriculture but they only stay for a few hours to pick what is ready for harvest as police stood by. some of the makeshift farmers were here from the beginning others are new to the cause. >>> we can get closer to a revolution for the working class i'm for >>> were totally nonviolent >>> some vegetables have not quite mature their plan and of the harvest and a few weeks. anne mackovic cbs 5 >>> and east san jose church burglarized $25,000 worth of musical equipment stolen this video shows members playing the instruments at our lady of guadalupe church, the thieves broke into

bill and when you look at the total expenditures under the farm bill the share of the total farm bill that will go to food stamps will rise and we already know and we hear from farmers and others who say close to 80% of the farm bill goes food stamps. well, under the current law, 77.8% goes to nutrition programs. under this bill, 78.9% will go to food stamps. so it will increase by 2%. they've singled out specific areas where they want to reform the program. it doesn't mean the overall amount of money that will go down, it's not. it's going up, but the reforms are, i think, well called for. if your income and your assets are below the level that the congress has written into law to target the eligibility for food stamps you will not be hurt by this provision. we're going to do two things that allow people to get food stamps even if they don't meet those target. one called categorical will eligibility, where you are automatically qualified if you meet some other eligibility requirement and a so-called broad based eligibility that includes a household, tenant-funded brochure. you get th

. >>> we feel very strongly about what we're doing >>> occupy the farm is back this time for a different reason and emergency landing for southwest plan at oakland the crew needed to cut the flight short. i'm ann notorangelo a tariff on few minutes for a bay area fishermen a great white shark attacks is kayaking santa cruz county the kayaker lives to tell. it happened of pleasure point and capitola beach this morning. don knapp has more >>> the shark bit the kayaker but not the kayaker. the kayaker got a souvenir a shark tooth the deputy sheriff describes the encounter >>> he was fishing of the kayak when the boat was with the up and buy a 14-18 ft. shark the kayaker was kicked out of the bold the shark attack. the 50 year-old man from fremont was not injured. other kayakers continued to paddle about the area. for this server a shark attack is always in the back of his mind. >>> i'm aware of that were in their turf there's always that element i'd be lying to tell you you don't think about it at least once. >>> shark sightings are a reminder that the wilderness just a few feet from e cali

robert honda reports on the political and social battle being waged against farms. >> whatever the farm needs. >> donald structure man operates a farm in san jose specializing in healthy products. he supports the consumer group calling for federal subsidies to large farmers who help grow -- for so called gurning junk food. targets growers who have gotten more than $18 billion in subsidies to make high fructose corn syrup. says san jose taxpayers contribute more than $3 million a year to these compared to about $116,000 to apple growers. >> all this money goes to just 3.8% of farming operations. why are we giving them more money to make ingredients that are harming us. >> reporter: drumming up public support as they decide the future of the farm bill which expires in november. >> it's our decision on whether this is what we want to eat or not eat. >> i support people working and companies and i worry about more companies closing. >> reporter: said it is getting bipartisan support from lawmakers who will begin debating the farm bill. >>> the san francisco giants fell short today in sweepi

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chairman, you made clear that the farm bill would hopefully not contain s.n.a.p. cuts of this size, and i hope that you prevail on this. but this is the wrong thing to do and i urge all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to resoundingly reject this. i yield back my time. >> the gentleman yields back. i believe the gentle lady from ohio, ms. schmidt, seeks recognition. >> i move to strike the last word. >> the gentle lady is recognized for five minutes. >> while it may not be a surprise that mr. mcgovern might be opposed to this bill, it may be a surprise that i'm also opposed to this amendment, as well. i have actually worked in food banks. i continue to volunteer there. i've seen hunger at its worse. in one week's time in two different gas stations, there were people there dividing their $10 bill between the food inside the convenience store and the gas. and yes, i filled up their tank with gas in both cases. there is a great deal of need that is in america today. and it is growing every single day. what we have -- i believe accomplished in this bill is t

i also know this drought will confiscate all the other processes going on in ever culture from a farm bill debate to efforts to connect with consumers on a variety of issues. just because our work got a little bit harder doesn't mean we can't get it done. >> the much-anticipated inventory and acreage reports were mostly a mind with analyst expectations. starting with acres, soybean plantings were up 2 million acres although most are already fading double crop acres due to poor planting conditions. corn acres were increased and that may have been the biggest surprise of plantings dropping below all estimates of 12.6 million acres. we came in at 56 million acres up slightly from the previous number and at the low end of market expectations. as for the stocks, usda confirmed monday with what corn virus suspected the lowest june stocks number since 1998, just over 3 billion bushels. soy stocks were nudged higher but remained tied at 167 bushels and wheat was in the main range as well. the markets were trading during the release of the initial response was bullish across the board. the dro

the plan to turn it into an urban farm. three weeks later the university chased them out and arrested nine demonstrators. tonight's hearing will put part of the land some residents are lobbying for a 55,000 square foot store, others want the land to be left alone. and over the weekend, occupy the farm members entered unauthorized to harvest the vegetables. the university says it kept plan as live after pushing out occupiers. uc berkeley says it tried to work out a deal but occupy the farm activists have hijack aid movement refusing to accept compromise. we'll hear from both sides tonight. and there is a meeting that will begin and we'll have the story at 11:00 and 9:00. live in albany abc 7 news. >> and starting this friday, pacific gas and electric will be using new technologies to test pipelines for defects. today the utility offer aid preview of it. and abc 7 news shows us how it will work for public safety. >> this pg&e video shows how it's being used to look for corrosion and faulty welds. this can travel through pipes

activists broke into the uc berkeley track the farmland occupy the farm return to the plot in how many anne mackovic tells us the motivation was to take what they say is theirs. >>> an awesome radical action >>> it is illegal >>> if you do not believe he may be subject to citation or arrest >>> makeshift farmers remain, their farming land owned by uc- berkeley the gill tract where scientists do research this group has other ideas occupying the farm the broken through a fence this morning. >>> we feel strongly this needs to be preserved as agricultural land >>> the occupiers to go over the track this spring planting vegetables and plan to donate them to local food banks and police kick them out in may. today there back to attend the crops. >>> there's all kinds of wild things growing in between our crops we're making sure they continue to thrive. >>> the one to build a center for sustainable agriculture but today the only pet what is available for harvest police stood by. some of the makeshift farmers or hear from the beginning others are new to the cause. >>> anytime we can get closer

this bill, in a similar amendment was included in the sanity passed version of the farm bill. unfortunately due to jurisdictional issues on this side of the body, i understand the amendment will not be allowed in our bill today. so, i intend to withdraw it. so you have unanimous consent to withdraw, but i say it all so we are appropriately educated, and as we move forward we can find another creative fix here. >> the member has effectively served notice and withdraws the amendment, see no objection and the gentleman yields back? >> i yield back. >> are there additional amendments to title 5? additional amendments? additional amendments? seeing no additional amendments to title 5, title 5 is now closed. we will proceed to title 6 rural development. if there's no objection by unanimous consent, i say we dispense with the reading of title 6 and move to amendments. seeing no objection, we now proceed. title 6 is open for amendment. >> have an amendment, mr. chairman. >> we will start with the gentleman from north carolina. >> i have an amendment, mcintyre amendment number 15. >> th

all the friends i have that engage in the farm land in south texas have lost their crops because of the lack of rain and it literally looks like a desert. i was their last weekend. first of all, doctor, i would like to compliment your way. the lower colorado river authority in texas that you are familiar with has told me that they very much appreciate your willingness to assimilate information to them come to the landowners, to the farmers and policy makers as well, and they appreciate that a good communication. i would like to direct my questions to the other panelists. i explain to do to defend the president's budget i'm not going to ask a budget question but i would like to ask the other panelists if they feel that in the current budget proposal neither has received a high eminem f priority or should have been greater sense of urgency and greater priority given, and mayor ballard we will start with you. >> that's a great question. i'm not familiar with all that goes on but i would suggest to you, sir anybody that can mitigate the cost and the losses if you will in the last few months

probably thousands. >> the damage to the bee his is a shock so the farm managers nice say they have a good relationship with the neighborhood. there are a few highs that will remain there but moving so many to hayes valley is bad news. >> we need bees and butterflies and other pollenators to help us pollinate our crops, so, having less bees here isn't great. we'd like to have more bees. >> the move is actually a return to hayes valley two years ago they what moved to the farm because someone atalladega the hive with pesticides, beekeepers might return to the farm if they can build a chain-link fence around the platform. >> ama: come monday you may be wind thousand ofber net use-underrers knocked off the web. here's a look at how to protect your computer. >> we can blame a group ofes stonen hacker twoz tried to manipulate the internet advertising industry. they were caught by the fbi in what they called operation goes click. the result of that operation ends this monday. hackers infected hundreds of thousands of computers with a malware. if your competer was infected, the minute you tr

. >> the last colony was moved this weekend from a farm. >> this platform where is the bees were kept. the last of three colonies was moved today. beekeepers say the vandals used a chunk of concrete, urbanite, to do the damage. >> these pictures from the facebook page show what beekeepers found after vandals smashed hives and 'among the debris war dead bees. >> the flat form was littered with dead bodies. >> talking hundreds? >> more than hundreds. probably thousands. >> the damage to the bee his is a shock so the farm managers nice say they have a good relationship with the neighborhood. there are a few highs that will remain there but moving so many to hayes valley is bad news. >> we need bees and butterflies and other pollenators to help us pollinate our crops, so, having less bees here isn't great. we'd like to have more bees. >> the move is actually a return to hayes valley two years ago they what moved to the farm because someone atalladega the hive with pesticides, beekeepers might return to the farm if they can build a chain-link fence around the platform. >> ama: come monday

the senate recently passed its version of the farm bill known as the agriculture reform food and jobs act. [ no audio ] . >> again, we are live on capitol hill waiting for the house agriculture committee to get under way, marking up the 2012 farm bill. also today on capitol hill, you may know in the house, a vote on that bill to repeal the health care law. we're expecting that vote about 3:00 this afternoon, debate in front of the vote. our coverage, of course, on c-span. you can always catch up on the latest on our website at c-span.org and again here on c-span 3, we'll have coverage all day of this farm bill markup.

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albany city council and in the end they voted to approve plans and occupy the farm movement they packed the area on an environmental impact report to develop the site and put in a grocery store and put in 175 units of senior housing. it is adjacent where they were earlier this year and earlier they voted to approve this measure and occupiers said it was the end in albany. >> it is important to say no, this whole area should be pro served for the practice and promotion of the ecology. >> there has never been any farming there. >> they found this quote, saying it is official, they just accepted the development plan, let's say we occupy farm. now at this point it is unclear if this is a call to action or simply rhetoric. you can see this is the site in question here and we are keeping an eye on that land, so far no sign of any occupiers showing up but we will continue to see if they do in fact plan on reoccupying. christian captain, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> awhile fire burning in the men seen know wildfires shutting down campground to be evacuated. it made the mill fire hard over t

support the house farm bill. my committee, the committee that -- we don't have a chairman of, the house agriculture committee, as the gentleman knows, but as he knows the ranking democrat does support that farm bill. so it has, as the gentleman likes to observe on many occasions, it does have bipartisan support. he asked for my personal opinion, and, mr. speaker, i have given him my personal opinion, but that bill itself will save substantial dollars and bring down the deficit, not as much as the senate bill, but it will have a positive effect on the deficit itself. in either event, however, we have some real discretion -- distress in farm country, very substantial drought. they are in great need of making sure that there is some way to assist those farmers who, through no fault of their own, but through the fault or the result of whether conditions, lack of rain, are in distress. so we believe that something ought to be brought to the floor that will, a, not exacerbate the deficit and, b, help the farmer. i yield

melanie is live. >> reporter: i bet you never are fried okra like i had.d i it came straight from the farmd a lot of people think, frie, oak remarks i'm not into that, but if you see the way the indian restaurant is doing it,oi ngit's amazing.s and this is one of the thingse that people will be able to sam pel at farm-to-fork, using farm fresh ingredients in localre restaurants.di we'll at the time you more about it and how to check out the offerings of the restaurants when we continue.  well another great thing about all this walking i've been doing is that it's given me time to reflect on some of life's biggest questions. like, if you could save hundreds on car insurance by making one simple call, why wouldn't you make that call? see, the only thing i can think of is that you can't get any... bars. ah, that's better. it's a beautiful view. i wonder if i can see mt. rushmore from here. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyn

that is in the farm bill. that is why our government subsidizes the cost of crop insurance to encourage farmers to buy them. in most cases, it should be sufficient to deal with this problem. >> mr. speaker, i would like to ask you, with the indulgence of my colleagues -- is there a memorable or favorite moment that you have of the convention, as a kid or teenager watching it that you could share with us? >> when i had a chance to check the 2008 convention and address the convention, that is probably the highlight of my convention moments. >> following up, what do you plan to do with the farm bill? >> the decision has been made on the -- no decision has been made just yet. >> last week, you said all your people ran around and said they would not do the farm bill. >> and no decision has been made. >> will we have any lot -- decision? >> before the election. >> congressman michele bachmann sent a letter with four other republicans to inspectors general about the influence of the muslim brotherhood in the governmen

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>> yeah, and i would go down and work -- i would spend my summers on the farm. >> jimmy: that's a good thing? >> yeah, it's great. you worked. you get strong. fresh air. it was good. i used to haul hay bales. you have the little ones but then the big ones like 1,000-pound ones. i got to drive a tractor. but when you're 13, it's cool. i had all to do to push the clutch in. i remember hauling the hay

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according to the fda in 2011 inspectors on safety violations on roughly 40% of farms. nly about 3% were serious enough to require any agency action. the new exit pupil is designed to prevent domino poisoning. >>> that's it for news and meteorologist mike hoffman joins us now for the forecast. >> most of the lower 48 continuous hot and the jet stream is anomalous and tear of states. a little bit of a trough in the north west and great lakes into northeast. most of the area south of the jet stream, we are talking it and this afternoon brady thunderstorms. just so you no doubt one of these widespread range situations like we saw in much of this past week. and a little bit more activity going to the northern tier of states and that will go to the northern tier of plains states with a trough trying to stay in the northern great lakes. >>> and that it can't solve out once the jet stream to start tomorrow, you won't see that front go too much further south. and that these complexes of showers and storms as the head through the end of the week. >>> now let's check out the forec