the usda hosts an agricultural outlook forum. this year is the 92nd and the theme is transforming agriculture. one of the agribusiness report market analysts, dan hueber, was there thursday and friday. he says if you have time for all the meetings, there's something for every part of agriculture. with a database of production and trends dating back to the 1800s this forum takes a different perspective from the usual survey and data releases. anything that's presented here are farmer surveys or things of that nature. it's more on let's look at the economics and what's happening today. what future trends could that call for and of course for many in the industry it's always that first point in the year where a little bit of a peek out to what could potentially be happening this year as far as acreage numbers and production numbers, those type of things. same in livestock." hueber says the real value of the usda forums and releases, is he doesn't see any agenda they would have in terms of market prices. having a non-biased source hel

with the spiral in u-s commodity prices, usda is saying it's impacting the number of farms. usda releasing its farms and land in f arms 2015 summary showing 8 thousand fewer farms in 2015 than the previous year. usda also showed a million less acres usda says the average farm size is 3 acres bigger than the 441 acres in 2014. a total of 9 states showed farmland reductions of at least a hundred-thousand acres, including alabama, colorado, georgia, oklahoma and north dakota. an update to the january avian influenza outbreak in southern indiana. officials lifted the control area for avian flu this week, as officials found no new positive tests since january 16. after finding the h-7 strain, aphis conducted aggressive testing in a 10 kilometer control area. if you're heading to commodity classic next week, there are a couple ways to join us throughout the week. thursday, one to two p.m. talking with ken ferrie about growing yields in an era of low prices. on friday, our partners at agritalk will start around 6- a.m. with a taping of their friday free for all. then, at 7 a.m., we'

the latest usda report was a yawner, so what's next? the latest usda just reaffirmed that it's not good news on the demand side of the equation. our marketing discussion is straight from the national farm machinery show in louiseville, kentucky. now for the news that moved the markets this week, usda out with its latest crop forecast.with bigger stocks and weaker demand, the report just adding to the already bearish tone in the market. breaking down the numbers, first looking at ending stocks. usda raising its corn, soybean and wheat forecast. usda thinks the total to 450 million bushels on lower crush numbers. the agency also raising corn stocks, but by 35 million bushels. and wheat stocks upped 25 million bushels, which is the largest in 6 years. usda also forecasting the lowest year for wehat exports since 1971 and 72. the forecast is for 775 million bushels, a 25 million bushel drop from the previous report. pork exports finished strong in 2015 whil

for more information from the usda.. check out this story at ktiv.com. brad's here -- it was another iowa won both games last week. we'll hear from the hawks and check out the new college and high school rankings. and, we'll take a look at the bandits newest quarterback -- who comes to sioux city with some strong credentials. sports fource is next. while the number-1 and number-2 welcome to subway, what can i make for you? how 'bout crunching into flavor with a fritos chicken enchilada melt? pulled chicken in enchilada sauce, melty monterey cheddar, hurry in today! college basketball lost last along. iowa went 2-0 on the week, moving into sole posession of first place in the big ten. the hawks have also moved up in the national poll. iowa beat illinois 77-65 on sunday to improve to 19-4 in the conference and 10-1 in the conference. it's their best start in the big ten since 1982. nine of their ten conference wins have been by double digits. going back to last season, iowa has won 12 of their last 17 true road games. "we never panic and i think that's why

and wheat stocks upped 25 million bushels, which is the largest in 6 years. usda also forecasting the lowest year for wehat exports since 1971 and 72. the forecast is for 775 million bushels, a 25 million bushel drop from the previous report. pork exports finished strong in 2015 while red meat struggled. export federation. the white meat's exports saw the largest volume since april, up 3 percent in december from year ago levels. on the year, pork exports still ended in the red, down 2 percent. c-m-e annoucning ths week it wants to shorter livestock trading hours. if approved by the c-f-t- c, the new hours will be 8:30 a-m , to 1:05 central for futures and options, monday through friday then open outcry hours will be 8:30 to 1; 02. c-m-e says about 87 percent of livestock futures and options trade during those hours. the world dairy market is facing oversupply, and that's not good news for milk prices. just this week, prices at the global dairy trade auction in new zealand dropped more than 7 percent. mike north of commodity risk management group says countries lik

can you talk to us about my comments about the take from the usda with respect to pesticides in the work you are doing better? are you ignoring usda? i'd give you a softball because i expect he'll say no. can you help us understand you do via the expertise of the long-standing trust that farmers and ranchers have with usda in this arena and the distress created with epa over the other things going on. you can't separate the issues in a vacuum. our farmers and ranchers feel under attack. talk to us about your respect for the usda and their opinions on pesticides. >> well, sir. i worked very closely with secretary vilsack and my staff worked closely with usda. we have great respect for the agency, scientific expertise they bring in full knowledge of the agriculture community. there are laws that require us before we propose rules to consult with usda and we do that to work very closely with them in the interagency process to resolve differences. i think we have a close collaborative relationship. at times we may disagree but it's usually what the law requires us to do and this is good disc

.> now for the news that moved the markets this week, usda out with its latest crop forecast.with bigger stocks and weaker demand, the report just adding to the already bearish tone in the market. breaking down the numbers, first looking at ending stocks. usda raising its corn, soybean and wheat forecast. usda thinks we'll have 10 million more bushels of soybeans. that pushes the total to 450 million bushels on lower crush numbers. the agency also raising corn stocks, but by 35 million bushels. and wheat stocks upped 25 million bushels, which is the largest in exports since 1971 and 72. the forecast is for 775 million bushels, a 25 million bushel drop from the previous report. pork exports finished strong in 2015 while red meat struggled. taht's according to the latest numbers out of the u-s meat export federation. the white meat's exports saw the largest volume since april, up 3 percent in december from year ago levels. on the year, pork exports still ended in the red, down 2 percent. c-m-e annoucning ths week it wants to shorter livestock trading hours. if approved by the c-f-t- c, the

can you talk to us the input you take from usda with respect to pesticide and the work you are doing there. are you ignoring usda? can you help us understand you do value the expertise and long standing trust farmers have with epa. you cannot just separate the issues in a vacuum. they are not siloed up. our farmers and ranchers feel under attack. talk about the usda and their opinion on the pesticide. >> i work closely with secretary bill sack and my staff works closely with usda. we have great respect for that agency and the specific expertise they begin. there are laws we have to consult and we do that. i think we have a close collaborative relationship. there is good discussion and we always try to understand the science together and make the appropriate decisions. >> i yield back. the ranking member? >> i want to focus on this clean power plant, too. we are kind of caught between a situation up in my district. the rural electric gets their power from rural north dakota. we are in minnesota. minnesota is apparently working with you guys on whatever you are up to. and i think north

the latest usda report was a yawner, so what's next? the latest usda just reaffirmed that it's not good news on the demand side of the equation. our marketing discussion is straight from the national farm machinery show in louiseville, kentucky. now for the news that moved the markets this week, usda out with its latest crop forecast.with bigger stocks and weaker demand, the report just adding to the already bearish tone in the market. breaking down the numbers, first looking at ending stocks. usda raising its corn, soybean and wheat forecast. usda thinks we'll have 10 million more bushels of soybeans. that pushes the total to 450 million bushels on lower crush numbers. the wheat stocks upped 25 million bushels, which is the largest in 6 years. usda also forecasting the lowest year for wehat exports since 1971 and 72. the forecast is for 775 million bushels, a 25 million bushel drop from the previous report. pork exports finished strong in 2015 while re

the iowa fsa uses the average crop rental rates from the usda. the latest are from 2013, so higher than usual. since crop prices have make more sense to put land into conservation. but there will be heavy competition. iowa loses points in the general sign up because of the high value land when compared to western states taking care of wind erosion. whitaker says, "and you know, their cash rental rate may only be in the $40-50 range. our cash rental rates are higher. they gain points based on costs. we lose points based on costs. so we're actually a little less competitive in a general signup." iowan landowners will still have continuous sign up, which is measured by qualification. ...then voters head to the polls in south carolina's republican presidential primary in less than 24 hours... ...and on the very same day, the democrats face off in the nevada caucuses. hillary clinton and bernie sanders are battling for the minority vote ahead of the democratic silver-state showdown. most polls show them neck and neck in nevada. meanwhile, donald trump

the latest usda report was a yawner, so what's next? the latest usda just reaffirmed that it's not good news on the demand side of the equation. our marketing discussion is straight from the national farm machinery show in louiseville, kentucky. now for the news that moved the markets this week, usda out with its latest crop forecast.with bigger stocks and weaker demand, the report just adding to the already bearish tone in the market. breaking down the numbers, first looking at ending stocks. usda raising its corn, soybean and wheat forecast. usda thinks

currently, the usda oversees licensed breeders in iowa. they're responsible for punishing those that treat animals inhumanely. but, the group says federal officials haven't been doing their job. "the usda is nonobeholden to uphold our state laws. so, if they witness instances of violations to our animal cruelty statute 717b, it goes senate and house bills aim to change that by

she is the undersecretary of the usda and chief scientist. she came to the citrus research center to see how scientists are doing in the quest to stop the citrus greening. the bacteria causes the trees to cause bitter fruit and kills the tree. since appearing in florida ten years ago it has wiped out 130,000 acres and cost $3.6 billion in revenue. my guess is that it will take several different approaches and some good management that we learn in aid out of the research to beat this. >> a technique using a lazier to make incisions in the leaves of a tree that's the line you that see and spraying a bacteria into the incisions to get the medicine into the tree's veins, these treated have new growth but they have to figure out how growers use that on a large scale. the usda awarded the university of florida 6 million to research to find a cure. it cannot come soon enough. the it will be the smallest since 1964. mark. >> chris, thank you. >>> a high rise is planned for along the waterfront. the towers proposed to be built on bay to bay. and it is

to work with the usda to develop these plans. and when it comes down to it we need their boots on the ground approach these producers that we were discussing giving them signs to look for that the veterinarians can help with poultry and beef cattle. to inform them what do we need to look for for signs of a potential outbreak? in brindisi's symptoms report immediately to your local veterinarian. with a backyard poultry operations if you see something reports it immediately. as we quarantine the area. >> if you see something say something? [laughter] >> that pork industry always prides itself in that is the structure of the industry said while we have the perfect system with the outbreak we discovered a lot of holes in we begin working on those. to have the huge threat to of agriculture is unbelievable how much poultry even now with the potbellied p.i.g.s. in sheep and goats captain urban environments. they escape the animal health network. so we're vulnerable to disease introduction and we have to pay much more attention. we've had

but the total acres of farmland are unchanged according to the usda's national agricultural statistics service. the sales class shows low sale farms are getting smaller, while middle scale farms are getting bigger. sales class is how much a farm sells or gets in government payments. farms making less than $10,000 lost 100,000 acres, while farms $250,000- $499,999 gained 100,000. that tier now averages 526 acres per farm. nationally, about 18,000 farms were lost in 2015, now at 2.07 million. total acres lost is a million acres and the average farm size is up our top story... an overnight stabbing lit up des moines' south side early this morning. it happened just before 2:30 ... the victim showed up to the quiktrip on se 14th... soon after, police tracked down suspect... the victim was sent to an area hospital. no word on their condition this morning. overnight ice jams could cause problems for those along the des moines river... several jams were reported overnight near fort dodge and fraser. they're now expected to move south down the des moines river.... flash flooding of low lying ar

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we are on the grounds of the culturale every research center, which is part of the usda. the fire started at around 6:30 this morning and the building is destroyed. firefighters did not have any options, they never went inside and battled it outside and tyrol he. -- entirely. they got some assistance for montgomery county firefighters to help with this. plantng 202 is a boiler that supplies utilities to the otr a very well advanced fire before we got to the scene. the structural stability of the building was compromised. john: they are literally combing through the debris, trying to figure out exactly what happened but i have been told this afternoon, there does not appear to be anything suspicious, no foul play involved. the exact cause of the early morning fire but the best news is that no injuries are reported. fire investigators will be here for some time today trying to piece this altogether. in beltsville, john gonzalez. jummy: new information about a southwest airlines flight forced to make an emergency landing at bwi. bird37 may have struck a and return to the airp

look at both corn and soybean exports and look at that rate, and it looks very, very likely that the usda's going to have to lower exports on both corn and soybeans going forward. they're probably going to reduce crushes more and, joe pointed out very well, crushed margins are really both on the board and cash have really dropped off substantially just in the last couple months. and i think if you look if we would have had this three months ago we'd have a different story than we have today. >> bob, if we do reduce demand, another bearish to put on higher at this point? what's our hope? >> well, i think usda will lower those numbers probably april, maybe the aprilay report right when we're planting the crop, so we got spring planting. the crop's getting planted increase we don't actually raise the prices until we get potentially to late may, early june, and it's called supply weathercare markets, and i've been around a few years as it was pointed out. i'm one of the older ones now, and one of the things i've noticed for farmers is their achilles heel is taking advantage of supplyriven bull

the reason the usda is citing the school is because of how they reported the animal's escape. this is the only citation the school has received since william escaped. coming up... as college kids get ready to tear it up on spring who travel. and... a worldwide recall of snickers and milky ways... what you should that's coming up in just a few minutes. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar. chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has your full forecast next. and when you see news - or if you have pictures or video to share... you can do that by going to our page on facebook. you can also "like" our page to stay up to date on breaking news and weather information. steele, amanda goodman and chief --------- --------- forecast on kwwl." stormtrack 7 weather team: the pressure system to our east strengthens, the wind increases here wednesday morning and remains windy through thursday. as the storm pulls away the clouds clear thursday. the wind is light friday with highs near 40. the wind increases from the southwest and that will push warm air into under

the usda puts in $1.9 million in the vaccine back. that is a pittance compared to the lost we would serve with the foot and mouth disease outbreak. -- loss -- >> i would mirror what dr. beckham and mr. acord have said. the key is early detection and taking care of things and as quickly as possible. the quicker that we stop the spread of any such disease, the less economic impact we will have. so that to me really the key. and getting on top this as quickly as possible is important. doing everything we can have have a response plan in place to get on top of this and stop it from spreading. >> mr. acord, in your testimony you acknowledge every passenger and handbag entering the united states has the potential to import a disease that could harm the agriculture industry. in your opinion, is the united states doing enough to keep diseases and pests out of the united states and what should be done? what more should be done? >> well, i think that the effort has improved dramatically. i spend a lot of time at the miami international airport

below is the link that shows the usda farm forecast. if the outlook is correct, this will be the third year in a row that farm profit dropped in the us. this could be good for the web and shows. http: below that is a link to agriculture secretary tom vilsack's response to the give our brains a workout, stay with us. fred: (fred) a cold pattern is going to continue, and we have more snow chances to tell you about. but, it still looks warmer next week. your forecast is coming up after the break! fred: (fred) the hd radar shows quiet weather. earlier today, we had light snow across eastern siouxland. peterson, ia had 1.0", worthington, mn had 1.0", sioux falls, sd saw 0.9", sheldon, ia saw 0.7", everly, ia had 0.5", rock valley, ia saw 0.5". road conditions are still partially snow covered in the north and east. here is the port neal welding company skycam hd in storm lake. 31 was the high today and 16 the low. here is the storm lake skycam hd. in sioux city, we have 23 degrees. do you think it's been a cold february? actually, it hasn't re

. >> the usda says the price of bacon is going down. >> good morning. the reason is price is going down is because there's a whole a lot of bacon in storage right now. last month, the usda reported there were more than 62 million pounds of pork belly stored in freezers. bacon comes from pork bell ies. officials say since supply is so high, demand and cost for bacon will go down. a new variety of apples are about to hit sphere shelves. it took scientists at washington state university 20 years to perfect the cosmic crisp apple. now, it's called cosmic because of its color. the apple is a deep red with golden specks that look like stars. it has a firm and crispy texture. only farmers in washington state will be able to grow this apple for at least the next decade. but hopefully they'll ship it to us in florida. a once popular breakfast food is not so popular anymore. a new survey shows 40 % of millennules don't eat cereal. many millennules said they prefer a smoothie or a breakfast bar because it's quickr and does not require >> that's a whole lot worse. i was thinking of going out for yo

i so they're going to be in violation of the situation withi the usda. are you aware of that? ofis >> well, sir, if you're referring to the application of the clean power plan, is that t what we're talking about here? ion. i know that you were referring to some of the regional decisions. >> more money to comply with your other situation.t w in order to get that money,hat y had to agree not to go below cl%. so now if you implement what the clean power plan says, you're nd going to force him way below a 10%. they don't have the money to do this anymore. do you've already taken all their money and there's no other way in minnesota they won't let them goild a power if plant. so the other thing we can do is get it from canada.'t you know, if you go ahead and we alete this. i was going to ask you today to delay this to give us maybe tend years to try to comply with this so we don't go bankrupt. well, but now with this stay, and i we're at t here anymore, but wein fac need more. >> sir, we're more than happy to work with the state. in fact, we have been out there. one of the things we

the usda natural resources conservation service used the site to collect the data. it stands for snow pack telemetry and aids in providing information about water supply forecasting. hydrologists are excited for the amount of snow we have been we are only two thirds of the way to ideal snowfall. hydrologists that they we have a 7-foot deficit before lake tahoe is elegant and it it could take another couple of winters with the same snow pack to refill the late. >> good news, 124% of normal, yesterday. we are off to an awesome start. lot of people compare this. there was a story i was doing and they said this is exactly like 2013 where we had a great november and december and then the spigot shut off. >> that wasn't the case, here, for the month of january. >> we are off to a good start. >> we had a good october and november and december and january. right now, the short term and the seven-day, things are shutting off. >>> that is only seven days, not to say it will do that, going forward. we will keep our fingers crossed for a good february and cap off the winter wit

the focus is going to be the usda ag outlook conference. they'll give us an idea on what the usda thinks 2016-17 supply demand balance tables will look like. and also the acre estimates. expect those to be up 2-3 million on corn and more mixed up half a million on soybeans." "we did have a cattle on feed report friday and basically information. so the cattle center needs today. higher values, supplies are to tighten in the next few weeks. so that's going to give us a little bit of support." "the hog marketets bouncing back after the poor trade that we had on friday. expect that the strong seasonal or ham demand is the driving force. we're narrowing the futures premium to the cash. and so what we're really looking forward to is the purchases of ham and how well do they move over the easter holiday, which is ahead of us." the colfax sheep and goat auction on satutuay saw 188 head of sheep. feeder lambs fetched the days high average price of $2.36 per pound, while fed lambs averaged $1.34 per pound. the 88 goats at the auction saw a high avera

the focus is going to be the usda ag outlook conference. theyl give us an ia on what the usda thinks 2016-17 supply demand balance tables will look like. and also the acre estimates. expect those to be up 2-3 million on corn and more mixed up half a million on soybeans." "we did have a cattle on feed report friday and basically it didn't provide any new information. so the cattle center needs today. higher values, lies are to tighten in the next few weeks. so that's going to give us a little bit of support." "the hog market is bouncing back after the poor trade that we had on friday. expect that the strong seasonal or ham demand is the driving force. we're narrowing the futures premium to the cash. and so what we're really looking ham and how well do they move over the easter holiday, which is ahead of us." the colfax sheep and goat auction on saturday saw 188 head of sheep. feeder lambs fetched the days high average price of $2.36 per pound, while fed lambs averaged $1.34 per pound. the 88 goats at the auction saw a high average price rang

there have been several things that have been approved by the usda for months. his state in march, in march, and my state is more in april. it takes time to get the chemicals produced and through the distribution network into the farm. if you take much longer quite honestly they won't be available. i appreciate your commitment i hopei hope you will see you pending registration sooner rather than later. it's one of the breakdowns we have it seems that the people in the agencies have no idea where farmers who plant theirunion plan their crops. with the agencies are doing to the cost. again, can you tell me what cotton this report? >> no, i can't. >> it is below the cost of production.production. so are a lot of the other commodities. taken area like mine and cotton is below the cost of production you look to another. i appreciate your comment but the government is getting in the way of the farmer being able to survive. things like approving chemicals would help us determine. i want to go to the issue right now. i understand the value of pollinators. there are -- th

. >> the usda estimates citrus greening affects more than 75% of the orange crop in florida. >>> well, a national organization is spreading its message of the need for companies to hire veterans right here in tampa bay. an estimated 250,000 veterans leave the military each year hiring our heroes hosted a career fair and training workshop today for wounded veterans and caregivers. purple heart veteran justin says a lot of what they do goes behind basic training for job seekers. >> what we try to do is show that someone like me who has gone to counseling for post- traumatic stress and has a mild brain injury can come in and do whatever you want us to do. we might need accommodations but we are viable employees. >> you can find links to resources for veterans with this story on abcactionnews.com. >>> publix is giving a record- breaking donation to the united way. they shared this photo of company leaders meeting with united way of central florida. they are pledging more than $4.5 million to the charity's community campaign. that is half of the fundraising goal this year for united way. i

recently, the park has suffered a devastating fire, criticism from peta, and a list of violations from the usda. hollywild says they've made the required changes. the executive director says hollywild needs to raise $500,000 this year. >> it's an ambitious goal, we realize, but in 16 years we've never asked likek this before. we're asking now. really trying to establish existence for hollywild's 15-16 existence long into the future. geoff: the park, which is a nonprofit, has never done a full-fledged fundraising campaign. the executive director says it's important that the park is honest and forthright about their issues. she says they've hired a new curator who used to hold the position at the greenville zoo. allyson: the lions club years old and chose the spartanburg lions to help celebrate the years of volunteer work done. the lions vice president bob corlew and fellow lions made a stop in the upstate yesterday to the south carolina school for the deaf and the blind. this is part of the lions centennial bus tour. the group is making 26 stops in nine southeast states to unveil plans for the a

according to the usda, in the last 10 years, the number of acres in california being used to grow almonds has nearly doubled. jake wenger is a fourth generation farmer near modesto. >> we're producing a lot of almonds. there's more almonds being produced now than there ever has been with the acreage in the state. >> reporter: when you combine too many almonds along with record high prices, no wonder that price crashed 40% overnight. >> a lot of overseas buyers i think were put off by the prices. i think they said if it's that high, we'll wait and watch the price come down. >> reporter: will we see almond trees being ripped out? >> if the price stays low for four, five years, i think you'll see a lot of these guys who have come in lately in the market, they're probably going to have to find a way out. >> reporter: almond trees vilified for our multiyear drought for using so much water have to be kept alive. >> farmers are starting to irrigate. >> reporter: steve arthur says his well drilling business hasn't slowed down because farmers are going to farm, whether it's almonds or something el

proposed new rules would require stores to carry at least 168 items the usda considers healthy. steve: also right now at 5:00, high school wrestling teams from all over iowa are now hitting the mats at wells fargo arena. stacey: tony seeman is there live for us tonight. tony? tony: that's right. we are live here at wells fargo arena. the complete chaos has officially begun. four state -- four straight days it all starts today. class 3a, southeast polk and johnson. at 160 pounds, johnston's austin garcia gets the takedown. ethan anderson. other 3a semifinals. valley and dubuque hempstead. valley was rolling. riley gets the pin. valley roles by two enter the final -- to get to the final. creston. the other 2a, clarion taking on new hampton. justin gets the takedown. at 120, that is his twin brother josh. clarion goes on to get the win. finally, -- final or all three classes are coming up tonight at 6:30. coming up at 6:00 and sports, we will hear from some of the coaches. we will get there takes on having the tools before the individual needs. that's the individual meets. steve: th

those rules would require stores to carry at least 168 items that the usda considers healthy. recommendations are also per parents shopping for the teenagers first car. according to the insurance institute for highway safety vehicles for new drivers should be boring and slow. the company says the best midsize car is the 2012 ford fusion and large car is a 2012 buick regal. >>> samsung is upping smartphone game. the new galaxy s7 of reportedly water resistant and come with wireless charging. samsung will announce the phone at an event next week. i love both of those features. time. jill is something else about time. tesla has been talking about the affordable vehicle they've been making is about to hit the market. >> it is. if you're a kid. toy cars have come along way. tesla and radio flyer teaming up on an electric model s for kids. it's working headlights music and comes in three colors. the kids version goes 6 miles per hour and starts at $500. more affordable but i'm not sure you will fit in it. >> at least you can save on the gas.>>> my kids would love that.>>> taken by st

>> that's my understanding is the usda would offer a list. again, this is a proposed policy change, and i think that, over our many years, we've worked for over ten years, now, to help folks who run convenience stores to stock healthier items. we know it can be done, but they need assistance, they need training in some cases and in some cases they're not familiar with stocking certain items like produce. so, yes, if we give them a list, let's make sure we can help them be successful and be able to pick the items on that list that are going to sell and are going to be popular with their customers. >> ifill: as a business proposition, is this something that's sustainable for the corn groarts or the corner bodega which may not even have the storage space or refrigeration for those kinds of sniements. >> it's true there are certain challenges and that's another thing we want to think about when we're considering this proposed change that usda has put out there. some of the retailers don't have refrigeration or the place to stock these certain ite

it concerns me to hear the farms communities impress the urgent certain about the lack of serious the usdas incorporating the advice and opinions. i participate every member will wish to engage you on areas of concern. i hope is this hearing will serve to open a door with a more cooperative opportunity. the farmers believe the epa is attacking them. this committee is going to be an advocate for our farmers as you will expect. i turn to the ranking member for any questions he may have. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you general mccarthy for joining us. we have had our share of disagreements but you have always agreed to listen. my concerned wouldn't get to the same place but at least you are willing to listen. i am glad other members have an opportunity to share what is happening in your district. i am on record saying i think the epa is an agency that is overreached. the rules, i simply don't believe there is enough understanding within the agencies or the administration about what we do in rural america and the real consequences of new regulations and what they could have on agricu

the rules would require stores to carry 168 items that the usda considers healthy. >> is it a sign of belk's new ownership? the department store will end its free gift wrapping service for credit cardholders this will start may 9th. the sale was finalized in december to sycamore partners for $3 billion. executives previously said customers would not notice any major changes under the new ownership. >> depends on your definition >> you will be bagging it up. tissue paper? nice bag. >> that is the greatest invention. >> are you good to go. >> no doubt about it. let's update the commute with tonya rivens. >> your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. still a nice quiet commute. and let's check on drive times. 77, let's start with i-85 northbound to kannapolis. 42 minutes to exit 63. 77 southbound morehead to 485 exit 2, 14 minutes. and 77 north to iredell county 50 minutes. and on the d.o.t. camera we see slow-moving traffic around i-77 and 485 towards huntersville in north mecklenburg back to you. >> all right thank you. >> beautiful day we are talking about snow in the mou

the usda says people are using them at restaurants and that congress did not intend for that. the agency wants to change the rules so in order for a store to accept food stamps, only gaen% of sales can-- 15% of sales can have food cooked on site. they are accepting public comment for 60 days, you with weigh in at wsoctv.com, scroll over news and click on latest links. >>> a study shows more young adults abusing adrole, john hopkins university research found adderall prescriptions have an increase but the number of people who got it from a friend sky rocketed 67% from 2006-2011. emergency room visited jumped be used to treat adhd and marklepsy. >>> all-- narcolepsy. >> all new stories, a channel 9 investigation into security at charlotte schools. >> the students have brought guns or knifes or blades to school. >> after uncover ing more than a dozen cases, we are asking school officials why they aren't using available schools to keep weapons off campus. >>> lead found in local neighborhoods drirnging water, why-- drinking water, why families they say deserve a new investigation.

volunteer conservation and process that is supposed to protect water, it is very clear, hearing from the usda and governor branstad, that there is this huge emphasis on volunteerism. it will take generations to be able to reduce these kinds of pollutants. that coupled with a record high number of pollutants, led me to the belief that collaboration and cooperation was not adequately protecting our consumers, and we made the decision to go out and get a significant amount of scientific data to be able to demonstrate that drainage districts or underground plumbing systems that run through the counties, where direct polluters into the surface waters of the state, and hence our lawsuit. steve: coming up, we look at how the significance of water cleanup legislation now being considered at the iowa statehouse and just who should pay to keep our drinking water clean. welcome back. this morning we are talking with des moines water works c-e-o bill stowe about the on stacey: welcome back. this morning we are talking with des moines water works ceo bill stowe about the ongoing efforts to keep your drink

but the biggest health has been the usda's cooperative coyote control. for 2015, it's helped decrease the number of sheep killed by coyotes by more than 25%. >> we can't eliminate them. we have to learn to live with them. >> that can be a hard lesson when living with the eastern coyote. it means constantly protecting your livelihood. in southwest virginia, i'm garrett turner, wdbj 7. >> and another component to the coyote population is how people who live in more urban areas are dealing with the population growth. story. just go to our website, wdbj7.com.com. >> it isn't your usual map. images from space. the toyota down 119 points. check out these images showing the entire milky wave galaxy. the data shows light at submillimeter wavelengths between infrared and radio waves to create an image of the full area of the galactic plain. it is the sharpest map of the milky wave made to date. interesting images there. and we do want to let you know that appomattox county leaders are going to be holding another news conference this afternoon at 3:00 with another

today, the usda is expected to propose new rules requiring retailers to stockpile a wider variety of healthy foods or they could be disqualified by the government. experts point out recipients can still purchase as much junk food as they want. but they hope the new rules will help people make better food choices. emily: a new effort to make it -- focusing on the economy and an agreement between the u.s. and cuba along commercial air travel between the two countries your this means u.s. airlines will have 15 days starting today to cement route applications to the transportation department. the agreement allows up to 20 round-trip flights per day right now, there are only chartered flight between the two countries. wax another round of recalls tied to the caught airbags. 200,000 saw and seven cars are being recalled over faulty airbag inflator is. millions of vehicles have been recalled because too much force can cause them to explode, sending shrapnel into drivers and passengers. at least 10 deaths have been traced to the airbags. quacks the red sox offering a new way to snatch up some

andrew: the lab has already be awarded millions of dollars in research grants from the usda us air force and national science foundation. while i was there a retired vice admiral and retired general toured the facility. they are with the university's national research institute a group that works as a liaison with the military department and strategic air command. >> gaining ideas and identify potential opportunities that the university might fill for the department. >> robots are even cooler than you think and flying robots are the best of the best. elizabeth: that was andrew ozaki reporting. researchers say they'll start testing the fire starting drones on real fields this spring. it's a familiar sound this time of year that hacking cough. colds and congestion can take over in the winter. eric: but not all coughs are the don champion tells us why. don: mariel felix has had it with her nagging cough. >> i've been ill for a week or so now, and i haven't gotten any better. bronchitis. don: so what exactly does your cough mean? mount sinai urgent care doctor judah fierstein says this time

limits from the thirteen is now whether authority i there's help for were damaged by rain last fall the usda has designated suffered in greenville county as disaster areas. the fed say best because of excessive rain from september through december last year farmers can apply for federal loans farmers and isle of wight southampton sussex counties and chesapeake emporia hint of newport news portsmouth can also apply vehicle recall to tell you about subaru is recalling more than eighty thousand tribeca suv is the hoods can open unexpectedly were told well people are driving subaru says raw story grease buildup can cause the springs in the hood to stop working the suv's are from the two thousand and six to two thousand and fourteen model years. if your vehicle is affected by the steelers will clean the springs and then replace them when they get parts. google is a step closer to getting driver less cars on the road. the federal government has agreed that a computer can be considered a driver change helps google there are still some problems with the current government safety experts say the cars

today, the usda is expected to propose new rules requiring retailers to stockpile a wider variety of healthy foods or they could be disqualified by the government. experts point out recipients can still purchase as much junk food as they want. but they hope the new rules will help people make better food choices. ed: a new deal between the u.s. and cuba takes flight. heather: the move today making traveling between the two countries easier. but first let' s check wall heather: focusing on your economy, a new agreement between the u.s. and cuba allowing commercial air travel between the two countries. ed: the new move means u.s. airlines will have 15 days , starting today to submit route applications to the transportation department. the agreement allows up to 20 roundtrip flights per day between u.s. cities and havana. right now, there are only chartered flights between the two countries. heather: another round of recalls tied to takata airbags. 200,000 saab and saturn cars are now being recalled over faulty airbag inflators. since last year, millions of vehicles have been recalled be