along the trail, you'll also find several locations like ton farm, which was owned by a dutch farmingescaping slaves food and shelter for the night before they continued theirjourney north. there were black abolitionists and white abolitionists working together to assist freedom seekers, and some of those folks stopped at the ton farm. this site is a stop on the journey. when we finally did the very deep map and archaeological research, the actual site of the ton farm is on the property of what is now called chicago's finest marina, which is the oldest black—owned marina in the chicago region. we're part of chicago, - but we're also part of a deep, rich history that hasn't been told yet. - the property was actually used i during the underground railroad to hide freedom seekers- who were coming from all over, trying to escape slavery down south. and just to look off into the water and wonder what their travels - were to get this far and this close. a mixed emotional thing cos it's an honour being the owner, - but also is you're kind _ of like the keeper of the records. piece by piece,

along the trail, you'll also find several locations like ton farm, which was owned by a dutch farmingy down south. and just to look off into the water and wonder what their travels were to get this far and this close. the mixed emotional thing because it is an honour being the owner but also, you are kind of like the keeper of the records. piece by piece, researchers have been slowly uncovering many of the until now unknown people and places that played such an important role in the story of the underground railroad. it is a tale of bravery, endeavour and, above all, hope for freedom and a better life. me and my paddle buddy, we were just talking about how it connects to our heritage, being black women, and how empowering and invigorating it is to know parts of your history. our ancestors, the people came before us, the freedom seekers — i felt honoured for a moment just to be where they walked and kind of experience a little bit of what they may have experienced. i love the term 'freedom seekers' because had they sought freedom, who knows where we would have been to this day. well, i

with many stories coming from his friends pap small rural town in oregon grew up ton a farm and continues to be rooted and actually take an leave of absence from the "times" to explore a run for governor of oregon for precisely issued i mentioned at the beginning. nick, thank you for joining us and i'll let you introduce the secretary and take it away. >> thank you, tony and for bookings hosts this conversation enormously important as i stand here on the family farm in an area that has been really hurt by some of the long-term trends. i appreciate the attention. and secretary vilsack, thanks very much for joining this conversation. you're an old hand at this having been a mayor in iowa, a two-term governor in iowa. having been the secretary of agriculture first time around as the obama administration longest member of the cabinet then and coming back for more as agriculture secretary now. so welcome and thanks for, we look forward to this conversation. let me -- >> thank you. >> well, let me start by asking about rural economy. i think that there's probably some selection bias and those t

taste better this year, the crop here is smaller so it means the farm with fewer staff are able to cope, but they still have to pick 1,000 tonsabout the impact low staffing levels could have the industry. i'm hearing about shortages of between 15% and up to 40% short of the labour needed to pick the crop. those numbers are potentially catastrophic because it means — this is a fruit that ripens quite quickly and if we can't pick it quickly, it will overripen and become unsaleable. apple picking season will be finished here by the end of next week. bramleys ready for the factory and commercial customers. meanwhile, in just days to come, we'll start seeing british apples back on our supermarket shelves. josie hannett, bbc news, sittingbourne.

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the government says farms would cut $78000000.00 tons of carbon dioxide emissions and create tens of thousands of jobs. well, sharks can grow up to 18 meters long, and they fascinate tourists and scientists around the world. but their numbers are dropping because they're threatened by commercial fishing and tourists. my mexico is trying to protect them. john holman, has worn smooth specks appearing in the ocean. you'd never guess what lies beneath the biggest fish in the world until the end of september. well, shots will be gracie mits goes caribbean walters, one of their main feeding grounds. but the shouts endangered. he just as it is elsewhere in the world over 75 years, it's numbers have hover, and that's something met. who's trying to do something about raphael pin sees truck is to the way show it spins to see where they go. what they do it's lucky. it's a gentle join, it's likely that he will use local nazi. i'm contributing to the knowledge about these animals to protect them. you need to know about them. despite its size, the welsh, it's managed to keep it secrets well. littl

are able to cope, but they still have to pick 1,000 tons of apples over the 90 acre farm in just four weeks. some bodies worry about the impact low staffing levels could have the industry. i'm hearing about shortages of between 15% and up to 40% short of the labour needed to pick the crop. those numbers are potentially catastrophic because it means — this is a fruit that ripens quite quickly and if we can't pick it quickly, it will overripen and become unsaleable. apple picking season will be finished here by the end of next week. bramleys ready for the factory and commercial customers. meanwhile, in just days to come, we'll start seeing british apples back on our supermarket shelves. josie hannett, bbc news, sittingbourne. time for a look at the weather. good afternoon. what a beautiful shot looking over the shropshire hills. plenty of sunshine following our dreary weather on the weather front, thatis dreary weather on the weather front, that is going to clear in the next couple of hours, perhaps dragging its heels in kent until teatime. still a few heavy showers in the north and a b

farm land. more than a 1000 tons has now been destroyed. jonah, how has more from the island every day here, the volcano face things change, whether it's the size of the plume, the substance, the color of that volcanic ash, or the booming explosions emanating from the coal, the subsiding escalating, subsiding us. but it's very noisy today. how about that? you have a closer look at it up, but i can tell you that every day we're here. we learn something new about volcanic eruptions, the latest being that on monday night. okay. no started emitting what are ominously known as love a foam. these are great pudgy, bolts of volcanic ash, being shot high up into the air that about the size of as well stuff, rubbish bag and landing up to a kilometer away in all directions with enormous destructive capacity. that's why they call it the danger zone. of course, and i'm standing at the moment, adding a police roadblock, keeping people out of the danger zone residence allowed in occasionally to visit their homes to check on pets, to collect valuables and

taste better this year, the crop here is smaller so it means the farm with fewer staff are able to cope, but they still have to pick 1,000 tonsit means — this is a fruit that ripens quite quickly and if we can�*t pick it quickly, it will overripen and become unsaleable. apple picking season will be finished here by the end of next week. bramleys ready for the factory and commercial customers. meanwhile, in just days to come, we�*ll start seeing british apples back on our supermarket shelves. josie hannett, bbc news, sittingbourne. the government is accused of failing to act on high energy costs affecting manufacturers. steel makers say their industry could be permanently damaged. as other businesses call for help, the government acknowledges the problem. i think it�*s a critical situation. i�*m speaking to industry all the time. but high gas prices are making an impact. we�*ll be looking at the tough period ahead for industry and households. also on the programme: a warning on catching covid and flu at the same time, and how that could double the risk of death. how our green and pleasant land is threatened as we take space aw

farms-- what is that smell? rory tice: you're smelling the production of apple vodka. we're surrounded by tons of orchards. we get fresh, fresh juice just about every week. johnny "bananas" devenanzio: and bourbon blended with syrup from maple trees tapped in their own backyard. sophie newsome: we work with dozens of local farms who produce flowers, like rose petals. she loves me, she loves me not. she loves me! woo! sophie newsome: so, we're really supporting as many farms as we possibly can. johnny "bananas" devenanzio: among them, marilyn cederoth's oasis, cedar farms. marilyn cederoth: so this is too bloomed to sell-- too bloomed to sell. but the petals are good and they are fragrant. johnny "bananas" devenanzio: oh those are fragrant. sophie newsome: as long as they smell good-- johnny "bananas" devenanzio: wow. sophie newsome: --which is going to translate to good flavor, that's all we care about. and we flavor post-distillation, so our spirits have these beautiful colors to them. like the rose liqueur is pink from the rose petals itself. johnny "bananas" devenanzio: look how pretty that is. there see

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england and new york for the construction of solar farms has driven up carbon emissions, driven up carbon emissions, releasing close of 5 million metric tonsf carbon each year. these things are commonsense. when you destroy forests and natural habitats, you disrupt natural ecosystems. how do we strike the right balance between ecological concerns and climate concerns when it comes to massive amounts of land needed for solar and wind? taryn: thank you for the question. before i address it, i want to note that china and the u.s. have exactly the same amount of legal binding this in their target funded under the paris agreement. that is a feature the u.s. negotiated very hard for. moving on to your question, i think fortunately it is not necessary to destroy forests and biodiversity to deploy solar and wind energy. i spoke earlier about how farmers are benefiting from payments to put wind turbines on their land and that is helping them economically without destroying any forests. we have many options to deploy solar, for example on rooftops, in urban areas, and an ecologically sensitive areas. of course we need to do it intelligently and need

farms. does this means you will have to race prizes of produce? >> we will have no choice other than to race prizes, because when fertilizer prices double, versus $350 a tonon right now. they can't guarranty those prices right now from our supplier. >> that is an incredible jump, more than double in just a year. you never seen a jump like that before in our decades ever farming, your supplier can't sell to you, fertilizer you need for next year. that is something you ordinarily buy now. >> we pre-buy a fertilizer lock in a price. right now our suppliers tell us they will not prebuy fertilizer because they cannot get a price. all we can do is pre-buy, take delivery now. if we wait until spring to get it, we don't know what the price will be. >> you worry about what the american's ability to put food on a table, what concerns you about this? >> the prices have to go up. there are a lot of seniors that we get here, people look back and they go $6 that is outrageous. what we look at our inputs are, we have no choice but to raise it. it will raise the price or you're going out of business. >> these are the tough decisions that are facing so many farmers in thi