i think we are going to invite tom vilsack to come back to the mike. >> dr. post is from usda and dr. koh from h.h.s. just in case there are questions that require detailed scientific answer which the secretary and i would like to try to answer but probably won't do as much as you guys can. so with that we'd like to open it up to quiss folks might have about the guidelines -- questions folks might have about the guidelines. yes, sir. >> good morning, my name is james reed, a reporter for the campus radio here at g.w. i know as a teenager still growing there are not specific guidelines for teenagers and having noticed my friends in college and my family back home, many who like to eat more than the recommended guidelines, exercise more, or often eat less and exercise less, what recommendations would you give to teenagers at such a critical time for their developing bodies and their health? >> before i turn it over to either one of these two doctors to respond to that question, i think it is important to note that these guidelines are beginning to distinguish b

i think we're going to invite tom vilsack to come back to the mike. >> okay. with that, i'd like to ask dr. koh and dr. post from usda and hhs to come up just in case there are questions that require a detailed scientific answer which the secretary and i would like to try to answer. but probably won't do as much as you guys can. with that, we'd like to open it up to questions that folks might have about the guidelines and where we go from here. we just need one -- yes, sir. >> thank you. good morning. my name is james reed, reporter for wrgw news. i know as a teenager still growing, there's not specific guidelines for teenagers. having noticed my friends in college and my family back home, many like to eat more than the recommended guidelines, often eat more and exercise less. with that, what recommendations would you give to teenagers at such a critical time for developing bodies and health. >> before i turn it over to one of doctors to respond to that question, it is important to note these guidelines are beginning to distinguish between various stages in li

i would like to extend a warm welcome to secretary tom vilsack, who will be our first witness. also welcome our second panel, and i want to indicate i'm very pleased that keith creagh, our new director of the michigan department of agriculture and rural development will be testifying on the second panel. i suspect that many of you have read the same report that i have been reading. rarely have we seen a more positive outlook for the agricultural economy as a whole. this should come as no surprise to any of us, american farmers and ranchers produced the safest, most nutritious and most sustainable agricultural products in the world. we know this, and the rest of the world does as well. in fact, one of the biggest success stories in our nation's economy is the strength of our farm exports. for the second year in a row agricultural exports have been projected to be over a hundred billion dollars. this year we expect to see a record high of 1,206,000,000,000 in exports, and, in fact, agriculture is among very few industries are we enjoying a trade surplus. this is welcome news for

both secretary of tom vilsack and sibelius recognize that health care costs are importance of prevention of health concerns is what is important. if these guidelines are a road map to preventing chronic illnesses related to diet, we have a chance and that impetus with a very robust and highly scientific, grounded document to set the path forward to improve americans' choices. health costs are a concern and productivity is a concern. a healthier america is a more productive host:: the information on the report can be found at the u.s. fda.gov website. -- usda.gov website. coming up in our next and final segment, we will look at security along the u.s.-canadian border. my guest will be with the u.s. to accountability office but we want to give you a promotion for our program for tomorrow, " newsmakers." janet napolitano will be on and you could hear it tomorrow evening. she spoke with reporters about a wide range of issues. one thing she spoke about was airport security including scanners at pat-downs. >> you are hoping to have 1000 of these new technologies canners in place by the end of

secretary of agriculture tom vilsack will be meeting with the natural resources committee. sunday evening, the governors will travel to the white house for a black-tie dinner evening with the president and mrs. obama. monday morning, governors will return to the white house with meetings with the president and members of his cabinet. it will conclude monday afternoon with a session focused on an initiative focusing on improving the productivity of our higher education institutions and increasing the number of students in the united states who complete college degrees and certificates. this session will be about the importance of increase in college attendance rates for economic competitiveness and highlight options for boosting rates within existing resources. bill gates, co-chair of the foundation, will be the featured speaker. additionally, there will be several governors-only sessions. it will provide governors the opportunity for a dialogue on a variety of issues facing all of us in our individual states. >> thank you. i would like to introduce -- could you start? intro

i think we are going to invite tom vilsack to come back to the mike. >> dr. post is from usda and dr. koh from h.h.s. just in case there are questions that require detailed scientific answer which the secretary and i would like to try to answer but probably won't do as much as you guys can. so with that we'd like to open it up to quiss folks might have about the guidelines -- questions folks might have about the guidelines. yes, sir. >> good morning, my name is james reed, a reporter for the campus radio here at g.w. i know as a teenager still growing there are not specific guidelines for teenagers and having noticed my friends in college and my family back home, many who like to eat more than the recommended guidelines, exercise more, or often eat less and exercise less, what recommendations would you give to teenagers at such a critical time for their developing bodies and their health? >> before i turn it over to either one of these two doctors to respond to that question, i think it is important to note that these guidelines are beginning to distinguish b