as a result, many communities will no longer be eligible for funding, none of these critical rural usda housing programs, cutting him off from what is often the only source of federal housing. both of these amendments seek to extend this grandfather clause through the 2020 census with different levels of community eligibility. i know both chairwoman stabinou and roberts, i know this is an issue to you as well. and i look forward to working with you in the banking committee in addressing the issue as we continue to move this farm bill forward and as such, i will withdraw my amendments at this time. and i thank my colleagues and friends for his support and he may have some comments he would like to make. >> all i need to do here is to associate myself with the comments of senator nelson. i look forward to working with both members of the ag committee to work with our colleagues on the banking committee that this is a very needed change that must occur. >> okay, senator roberts? >> once again we go back to the kansas-nebraska act. we look forward to working with you, assessable and afforda

usda's approval in 2011 to fund our project was our window of opportunity. it allowed us to leverage other resources to develop a four-row planter, prop ratergation efforts and to that end bcap was essential in bridging the gap to our producers to take that leap of faith. to date, 225 family farmers have dedicated acres to the new energy crop, and we anticipate this number will grow to over 2,000 as our combined projects scale up to maturity at 50,000 acres per region. all of this is occurring on land that had been underutilized or was earning very little. bcap's most important long-term influence on the renewable energy market is to drive down the cost of the best perennial crops and increase the efficiency of which they are marketed. no other federal program has this broad effect on america's biomass renewable energy industry. bcap is a game-changer and only if administered properly and funded consistently. while usda committed resources to fund our first year of a seven-year model, we had to adapt our model and the pace of implementation cue to the drasti

we ran it by the usda, they did not object to it. i don't know if they've written anything that says they support it. that's as far as i can go. >> i am sympathetic with the issue, and we've got a real problem with this regard, particularly with the atlanta food bank where we have been besieged with applications in these tough times. and i wonder if i can maybe suggest that we try and figure something out between now and the time we get to the floor to make sure that we're doing this the right way. because i hear what mike's saying and i can't imagine there's not some kind of cost the secretary is going to have to put people in the field out there to figure out who needs the help and who doesn't. maybe a minimal cost, but we really ought to know that. and i'm not, as i say, opposed to the concept whatsoever. but i think we need to make sure we're doing it right. >> in response to that very thoutful question, the secretary does administer the foot stamp program, so he already has information readily available. so i don't think it will

forest service, nrcs and other usda agencies. my comments this afternoon, recommendations for the 2012 farm bill endorsed by state foresters that support the conservation and management of the nation's forest. my written statement includes a complete set of priority recommendations from nasf. the development of statewide forest resource assessments and strategies was an important outcome of the 2008 form bill. these forest action plans provided analysis of forest conditions and trends in each state and delineate a priority role and urban force landscape issues and areas, common among the threats to forests identified in the forest action plan included forest pests, invasive species, fuel loads and wildfire, loss of forest to development, threats to urban and community forest. the forest action plans also provide long-term strategies for applying state, federal and other resources to where they can most effectively stimulate and leverage desired action and engage multiple partners. state foresters recommend that the 2012 farm bill

is that the usda's biobased markets program is misfocused for an interpretation it does not fully support products that come from our farm with respect to labeling and federal purchasing, despite the fact that the legislation refers to forestry materials. we are pleased that chairman thompson and congressman shrader are condition -- to better square what's going on with what should be going on. and in particular, this is -- this is a program that could be changed without incurring any additional costs, it would stimulate and open and level the marketings for biobased products, particularly with respect to traditional forest products and it could be done with little or no cost, which seems like a win-win all around. in conclusion, we appreciate the work of this committee, both past and future and hope that you will continue these forest conservation programs to enable landowners like myself to continue to be good stewards of our land. thank you and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you mr. burke. mr. dye, proceed when you're ready. >> chairman thompson, members of the subcommittee

senate to serve as undersecretary for food, nutrition and consumer services at the usda. fncs has the principle responsibilities and funding authority for the food and nutrition service, which feeds one in four americans. it also has responsibilities for promoting healthful diets through policy and promotion, which i'm sure everybody in this room knows, is responsible with hhs for the dietary guidelines. our second speaker is dr. william dooets, he's the director of the division of nutrition, physical activity, and obesity at the centers for disease control and prevention in atlanta. prior to his appointment to the cdc, he was a professor of pediatrics at the toughs university school of medicine and at the floating hospital of new england medical center, i'm sorry, the floating hospital of new england medical centers hospitals. and for those of you who have been watching either weight of the nation last week or having watching hbo, you know he's played an important role in all of that. so without further adieu, i'd like to introduce kevin cokun cannon. thank you. >> thank

we had witnesses from usda testify before the subcommittee last summer, offering us information on the scope and purpose of each program, and stakeholders who work with these programs and can offer insight on ways to improve their functionality. the first energy title was written in 2002 farm bill to spur development of renewable fuels across rural america, designed to help develop fee stocks and increase energy efficiency and energy supplies for rural americans. the 2008 bill expanded more than $1 million to existing and new energy programs. this money was provided for developing advanced biofuels beyond corn ethanol. there are many resources in my pennsylvania district that can be used in the advanced production of biofuels. timber can be used for energy or heat production. programs such as the biomass crop assistance programs, better known as bcap, were developed to foster the creation of the next generation of advance ed this program has received over $900 million in appropriations. i think it's fair for this subcommittee to ask whether or not this program has achieved its purpose,

before i do that i just want to the acknowledge the extraordinary work you've done, kevin, at usda in terms of leading the efforts to change the programs that supply so many individuals in this country. it really has been an extraordinary couple of years and i can't think of another time in our history, in our recent history when the changes have been as profound. i want to begin with three facts, and regarding the prevalence, the costs and the caloric deficits that we need to get to it and move onto what the targets are and the strategies that we use to implement those targets in a variety of settings and close with where i think we need to go in the very near future. first observation is that the prevalence in adults and children is relatively flat with one exception, african-american boys, in whom the prevalence of obesity is still increasing. that's been true for most groups for about ten years. suggesting that we are maybe at a corner. but we have to remind ourselves that 34% of adults, 17% of children and edadolescents are still obese and still as they grow generate additional c

and i think even though i can't commend the people at fsa and usda enough for sorting out the complexity of these different programs because they're very complex and trying to understand them, but the emphasis needs to be on seeing programs through to maturity. not just shotgunning. they need to have more of an emphasis on the whole maturation process so the money doesn't fall down rat holes. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. >> i thank you, gentlemen. i have a question to ask and extend to whoever on the panel would like toe respond to it. obviously the initial goal of the energy title in the 2008 farm bill was to spur the development of commercially viable ethanol and advanced biofuels. however, i'm not sure a single gallon of commercial sale of ethanol has been blended into the fuel supply. it's a two part question for the panel. anyone on the panel would like to respond to. what challenges need to be addressed in order to address that issue. and does the current energy title provide the tools to move towards the advancement of commercially viable ethanol? whoever would -- congre

most importantly, usda needs to have the plex eblt to see existing projects through to maturity. in closing we have advanced opportunities for our farmer members and we are overcoming the chickened-and-egg problem by successfully leveraging b-cap the way it was intended. again, i thank you for this opportunity to testify and look forward to any questions. >> thank you, mr. taylor. now recognize the chair for five minutes of testimony, please. >> thank you. on behalf of the national biodiesel board i'm grateful for the opportunity to testify today regarding the farm bill energy title. i'm gary haer, vice president of sales and marketing for u.s. energy group. our company has biodiesel production facilities in minnesota, texas, iowa, illinois and we're working to reopen biodiesel facilities in louisiana, new mexico and kansas. our focus is on converting natural fats, oils and greases into advanced biofuel. currently i have the privilege of serving as charl of the national biodiesel board and trade association. like diesel fuel, it's used in truck, trains, mining operations and heat

. >> they ask the usda food safety and inspection service to investigate. he makes these points. combining different meat parts from different animals makes it far more difficult to trace what caused the food illness. if a tbliewed steak -- glued steak is not thoroughly cooked it can be contaminated and cause sickness to the consumer. and there are stories of trans glue taminase. it causes allergic or other reactions in unwary consumers. lou told us he believes a glued steak ought to come with a label, even at a restaurant. >> i think some consumers are being misled. when they say they are having a whole steak, it was the whole steak instead of different parts of different animals being combined together. >> this brought immediate response across the industry. the usda has approved the glue. today they asked for more time to form a response to the letter. but they added that the usda is committed to food safety and ensuring the products are appropriately labeled. they called on senator lou to stop using a derogatory and misleading term. they disagree with the allegations about th

. >> t >> they ask the usda food safety and inspection service to investigate.kes these points. combining different meat parts from different animals makes it far more difficult to trace what caused the food illness. if a tbliewed steak -- glued steak is not thoroughly cooked it can be contaminated and cause sickness to the consumer. and there are stories of trans glue taminase. itallergic or other allergic orr reactions in unwary consumers. lou told us he believes a glued steak ought to come with a label, even at a restaurant. >> i think some consumers are being misled. when they say they are having a whole steak, it was the whole steak instead of different parts of different animals being combined together. >> this brought immediate response across the industry. the usda has approved the glue. today they asked for more time to form a response to the letter. but they added that the usda is committed to food safety and ensuring the products are appropriately labeled. they called on senator lou to stop using a derogatory and misleading term. they disagree with th

usda is a bio refinery programs alone have potential to create as many 700,000 new jobs. the bio-based markets program has estimated to have the capability to create 100,000 new jobs in these programs along with the rural energy for american program is among the core programs that our coalition is supporting and encouraging the congress to reauthorize and fun. without ongoing commitment, america's leadership position on energy and bio product innovation without. other countries are poised to leap ahead of us in the global race to commercialize energy technology and jobs will go with them. this would undermine economic, energy and environmental national security and to put the u.s. in a position of purchasing and importing technologies from foreign countries in the years ahead. and the title programs are the heart afraid that cover the entire renewable energy byproducts and energy efficiency landscape. wind power works very well in the midwest and solar power works across the country in the west in the south. biogas potential is huge in my stomach and dairy areas in manufa

the current usda bio-based markets program favors foreign products over our american forest products which puts american workers at a disadvantage. so i'm happy with the progress on this issue, and i appreciate the effort to promote and purchase our renewable home-grown products. crop insurance also contains some important improvements in the provisions for irrigated and non-irrigated enterprise units, supplemental coverage options and yield plugs will help many producers who may have otherwise been left unprotected by the elimination of direct payments and the countercyclical program. at the same time this is not a perfect bill, and i have serious concerns about the commodity title and the impact it will have on southern producers and the planning decisions that they will have to make. i also have concerns about some missed opportunities in the terms of eliminating waste and abuse in the nutrition title. the commodity title as it is currently written will have a devastating impact on southern ag which relies heavily on irrigation and, therefore, benefits less from crop insurance. fu

also, the usda office is in examining the issue of whether to adjust the report times. >> farmers acrosshave been taking advantage of good planting conditions. they just about doubled the amount of corn planted from the previous week. as of monday, 53% of corn was planted nationwide and the five- year average was 27%. illinois was 79 percent planted, indiana 70% and both of those were 50 points ahead of beverage. and they have had an entire week to further advance their planting. half of iowa's corn is planted, up 41 points from the previous week. >>> following last week's bse case, south korea and taiwan have dispatched food safety delegates to inspect slaughterhouses and laboratories. south korea is the number four expert market. country stepped up inspections after the case developed. >>> those are the headlines, now back to john for crop watch. >> crop watch focuses on winter we. the wheat quality counts conducted its annual tour this week trekking through kansas and neighboring states. this photo is from martin county kansas. it shows dry soil but overall the crop looked good. the y

the usda approval in 2011 to fund the project. combined project scale up to 50,000 acres to drive down the cost of the best perennial crops and increase the efficiency of which they are planted. no other federal program has this broad attack on america's biomass renewable energy industry. it is a game changer would only if it is administered properly and funded consistently. while the u.s. stay committed resources to fund the first year of a seven year model, we had a the model and the pace of implementation deutsch of the drastic funding cuts of 2012. despite our significant success in the absence of a clear direction federal policy is forcing us to scale back in each of our product areas. we are in a situation where it's impossible to plan six months out let alone three to five years necessary to run a business. consistent funding is the story. expanding the renewable energy industry cannot be done in a laboratory or in fury. farming is advanced by doing. you cannot sort out all the complexities of such a unique crop and indepen

usda publishes numerous estimates and reports.to have tom vilsack with us here tonight on "mad money." this helps you invest in something this country does best, produce food for people worldwide, and that's why i want to break form and have secretary vilsack on to the show. welcome to "mad money." >> great be with you. >> happy 150th. i always come back and say lincoln thought of this too, didn't he? >> absolutely. not only this but the homestead act and land grant universities all the same congress, 1862 in the midst of the civil war. might be a good lesson for this congress. >> every time i read more about him i learn how great he was. the health of the farmer, no one knows better than you, we care tremendously in "mad money" one of the great long term themes is strength of american farming and how you can invest in it through stocks. how well is the farmer doing here versus all the years you've been the head of the department? >> jim, this is the best year, last couple of years, best years the farmers have experienced ever in

protection of new hampshire forests on giving states more conservation options for implementing the usda forest legacy program. i have some statements that i would like to put into the record. thank my colleagues for their courtesy and would like to submit that to the record. we need to work together for all of the right reasons. >> apologize mr. schaub, so go ahead and start over with your five minutes of testimony. >> thank you, chairman thompson, i appreciate that. i am richard schaub, i'm a third generation logger who has worked in the forest industry for the past 22 years. i am a proud florida master logger. i'm here today representing my family's small business, we are a timber harvesting company in perry, florida and we have been practicing sustainable forestry for 15 years. i'm also representing 500 businesses in florida and georgia as well as the american logger's council, a national organization representing professional timber harvesters. our first concern is directed toward the -- the fia program is is best resource that we have available to measure outcomes and plans of the

the usda says the average income from a new farm in 2009 was minus $8,000. >> joe really is the futureng. >> reporter: joe paid $240 a year to be part of this program and took an eight-week course to learn farming basics, like planting, but also how to run a farm as a business. >> have to turn this water back on here in a minute. >> reporter: the incubator farmers graduate to plots of land where they can practice the lessons of the classroom. >> where does somebody test the waters when you need a $30,000 tractor and when a 30-acre property like this is in the millions of dollars in this area. how do you tiptoe into something that has so many up-front costs? >> reporter: with a trend toward organic and eating local, consumers want to know where their food is coming from. >> everyone who eats should be caring about this problem of beginning farmers. >> reporter: in joe's case, it's working. he's making a profit on the incubator farm and is signing a contract to buy an 18-acre farm. the fact he'll still be able to rely on the incubator project to loan his farm equipment and expertise will

to pay a visit. >> it's very frustrating, very frustrating when we submit paperwork to the usda andorter: de los santos thinks the delay is deliberate since he's become a focal point in the anti-horse slaughter movement. a bill has been introduced on capitol hill to ban horse slaughter for good and even the governor of new mexico released a statement about his business, saying that creating a horse slaughter house in new mexico is wrong. more than 100,000 of these animals already are rounded up every year, slaughtered across the border and the meat shipped to europe and asia. it's a thriving international business. but still, barely making a dent in the u.s. horse overpopulation problem. domesticated horses are abandoned and wild horses simply left to breed unchecked. still, animal rights advocates insist more regulated and supervised horse slaughter here in the u.s. is not the answer. >> horse slaughter can never be done humanely. partially because of the nature of horses. when you have an animal that is called fractious, where they want to run, they want to be safe, you can't huma

schwartz: the usda asked that i go to herminie and provide an independent evaluation of the problems to determine if it was severe enough to warrant funding. i've worked in a lot of communities in pennsylvania, i've seen a lot of things that were pretty startling, however, the trip to herminie absolutely, um... astounded me. i wrote a letter to usda, saying that it was the worst thing i'd ever seen in pennsylvania and that if they could award funding, that they do so. and they did. they did. over $15 million, grant and loan, for that project. mcmillen: and it took years to get funding. what kept this project going was the steadfastness of the community -- they knew they needed sewage, and they just kept plugging along till we got through every issue that came up. the project will consist of 44 miles of line that we're going to put in, and a treatment plant. it will permanently eliminate the problem, the health hazards. i anticipate a definite regrowth in herminie, and it will be a good thing for everybody. zdravecky: maybe it won't help me too much because i'm an old lady, but whoeve

the early plant pest detection and surveillance improvement program of the usda plant and an mall health inspection service is vital to rapid detection and response to destructive invasive species. nasf supports continued authorization and funding. improving forest market opportunities, reauthorization of stewardship contracting authorities is essential to helping the forest service restore healthy forest ecosystems and provides sustainability and employment opportunities in rural communities. nasf supports the reauthorization of stewardship contracting authorities which is currently set to expire in 2013. these recommendations represent conclusions and consensus viewpoints driven by forest action plans authorized in part by the last farm bill. thank you for this opportunity. and i stand ready to answer any questions you may have. >> thank you. mr. holmes now recognized for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman thompson, and members of the subcommittee. on behalf of the national association of conservation districts, our 3,000 member districts, and our 17,000 supervisors across this co

they can use that, buy it all locally or use a portion to buy usda commodities. we've had that question from another state, or another part of the region of the country, and our answer was, we don't want to weaken the

legitimately everybody locked in their loan deficiency payment. $4 billion went out the door at the usda almost overnight. now, we knew that was a very temporary time, and prices in fact came back to that $2 level. hard to imagine these days when we have such higher prices than that. what am i saying? i'm just saying when you set targets, then you are basically sending into the marketplace a direction as to how to utilize that target so at the end of the day, the loan deficiency payment was paid out. the farmer continued to own the commodity, and at the end of the day really suffered no loss except in rather unusual circumstances. well, what i have heard and what i think members of this committee have heard is that the crop insurance plan offers the best opportunity to go to a more market-oriented farm bill, and i just want to wrap up today by just applauding you and the ranking member and so many members of this committee for recognizing that. i just think it's a significant step in the right direction for farm policy, and i applaud your efforts. thank you, madam chair. >> well, thank y

the usda says dark green and white me now cost the same. says dark the sales in parts of risery have been on the possibly because of the milder weather kicking off an early season. the growing -- usda says dark meat and white meat now costs the same. >> for me there's no such thing as growing season. even in north dakota in college be growing right in 20 below.oor there's some rain today, heavy town thisuth of severe and possibly on today.ter that is something we will keep in the afternoon and evening, the chance of severe thunderstorms with potentially large hail and gusty wind. we will spend a lot of time on doppler this morning because of the widespread rain. first, a look at the southern fromon of our viewing area e beltway south. widespread rain is, and down 81 in the shenandoah valley expand moving east across the blue ridge. in shenandoah county and paige county, moderate rain now moving into western fauquier county, county, and another around thein beltway. showers in prince , pushing easty towards clinton and brandywine get aper ma

>> mandy, the usda says overall we can expect about 3% grocery inflation this year. but one of the biggest gainers, bacon. this is my version of crack. bacon has brought home the bacon a lot more than the rest of the pig in recent years. look at this chart. much more expensive than chops or ham. but after peaking last june, the usda latest numbers have bacon leaning towards $4.53. why? a lot of piggies. the american restaurant association says pork inventories are 20% higher than a year ago. but bacon is not alone. other food prices are falling including bacon's arch enemy, healthy vegetables. >> tomatoes are down about 20%. lettuce is down about 30%. vegetables on average, the index for all vegetables is down around 10%. people interested in making a fresh garden salad, prices are great right now compared to this time last year. >> bbnt declares there could be a "armageddon" in salads as chiquita goes after dole. back to bacon. really, that's all we want to talk about. kraft's oscar mayer controls 21% of the refrigerated bacon market. that's what i would really like

lot of situations that will develop macro economic wise as well as symmetrically, but i think the usda is significantly too high on the corn yield at four near the 166 mark. >>> i think it's a stretch already. >> we will be right back. >> our guest today here at the farm report roundtable, and when we left we were talking to you and talking about the fact that here in the united states and the government reports, we might not be able to -- i thought you were going to tell me that we were going to raise 166 bushels per acre. >> well we don't know that, but that we were so forceful, and to me that's amateur. and it's also advertise in soybeans. and even at the trendline yield, we are basically stuck with it, very well done mike lowell 2013 carry out because that band is so strong. >>> and, we can tell by the action in the spread since that report came out, the world is concerned about the availability of soybeans, particularly if we have any kind of weather. >> are they going to continue trying or how will they end that might even end up in that country? >> while they are owning up to do

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the usda will do this boy what they call speed tracking. once there's a report of tainted meat, within 48 hours you'll know whether your package in the fridge is safe or not. >>> they're past the halfway mark. we have 12 contestants to see who can lose the most weight over eight weeks. we will introduce you to a pair of neighbors, who are mrs. friends. now they're seriously contends for the brickover challenge. >> a grimace. >> that's a smile on donna's face and she has every reason to be happy. >> i definitely think i could lose that much weight. >> reporter: week after week donna and her partner step off the scale light are than they were -- lighter than they were. >> i couldn't do it without a partner. >> reporter: her partner is her neighbor. both have big goals for this competition. >> i'm excited. i'm excited to be fit because it's been a long, long time. >> reporter: she's getting there, impressive. >> at the time, i think three out of four kids don't survive. >> reporter: she had a rare berth defect. after surviving that as a baby s

. >> the usda says food inflation last year was 5%, much higher than normal. beef was twice that. it's supposed to return to a more typical level of 3%. but abby is ready to see that reflected in her bill. >> bed is more expensive. milk is definitely more expensive. >> her weekly grocery bill is up nearly 40% in a year bying the same item from $130 to 180. >> i buy things on sale and i use coupons. >> i used to buy a dozen eggs and now i just buy six eggs and it's a little cheaper. >> it's something she continues to monitor. citi expects kraft to gross 7 and 9% this year and kraft is gaining market share. while prices are coming down, they are not coming down in retail yet. abby is waiting. >> i always have coffee. every single week i will buy one of these. lee take a second job in order to be able to afford this. >> coffee should get more affordable. the usda says that you can expect to see higher prices in cereal as higher winter prices get banged into bread. higher oil means maybe we should cut down on that? >> never. i'd take a second job to keep that going. >> look at these n

the usda reimburses school districts about $3 for every meal.an jose plans to launch the program next year. nothing like it again this year so look up in the night sky, because of a super moon. it is the biggest moon of the year. tonight could be 14% bigger and brighter than a full moon, it will be visible at 8:00 p.m. the super mooned at its fullest at 8:30 p.m. brian hackney joins us. >>> if you're going to look at the full moon do this and observe carefully above and to the right of the moon you see a bright yellow light and that light comes from the planet saturn. if you have a telescope he or she will never forget the first time they see saturn. think of the moon is up there to provide a milestone to point out where saturn is. both are appearing tonight a star is up there to 260 million light years away. we have mostly clear skies in the bay area. temperatures in the '80s in the bay area. it will get warmer tomorrow. the heat is on. if he had up tomorrow it will be a chilly start. at the door tomorrow morning nothing but sand. high pressure

half >>darya: more is not always better. 96% of entrees exceeded the usda nutritional limits for everythingtubhub lotus had come let >> and here we are in the wall street journal. we were on the front page of the examiner. of the we want to read it and get married after the race. >> they set out from the start of the race began getting worse while march spi harass this helps one >> we celebrate our anniversary of the day of bay to breakers. >> please join me in wishing them a happy anniversary this survey. >>mark: if you will be a breeze on sunday, here's a quick break down of the weather. s. 7:00 a.m., 54-59, mostly sunny but cold. 57-62 edge to make your way up the pace street hill. across the panhandle in through golden gate park and ultimately, you'll finish right there at ocean beach for the finish line. 61-67. temperatures will increase about 10 degrees. all in all it will be a great day to be out there. >>darya: it is this sunday. this cut this >>mark: opening bell on wall street. that is sir sean connery. with to >>darya: but a dog was shot dead killed by a vallejo police officer. >

under secretary of research, education and economics at the department of agriculture, he led the usda'snistration's global hunger and food security initiative. and while at the bill and melinda gates foundation, dr. shaw developed a number of innovative programs and partnerships that addressed the real issues involving food and hunger. >> we're all excited to see what the future holds for this brilliant young man. ladies and gentlemen, dr. shaw. [ applause ] >> thank you and good evening. a special thank you to mika and joy and thank you senator hagel who are hosting us this evening. it really is an honor for me to be with a distinguished audience. a yud oens of leaders who have imagined different possibilities for our world in so many different fields and in particular in different ways to make our country safe and secure. it is in that setting that it's my distinct honor to introduce a friend of mine paul holman. it's unfortunately that just this evening more than 900 million people around our planet will go to bed hungry. and it's unfortunate that more than 500 million of them are yo

at the usda. fnc as has the principal responsibilities and funding authority for the food and nutrition service which feeds one in four americans. it also has responsibilities for promoting healthful diets through the center for nutrition policy and promotion, which as i'm sure everybody in this room knows, is responsible with hhs for the dietary guidelines. our second speaker is dr. william dietz. he is the director of the division of nutrition, physical activity and obesity of the centers for disease control and prevention in atlanta. prior to his appointment as to the cdc he was a professor of pediatrics at the tufts university school of medicine, and director of clinical nutrition at the floating hospital of new england medical center -- unser, the floating hospital of new england medical centers hospitals. and for those of you who have been watching who are either at weight of the nation last week or have been watching hbo, you know he is played a really important role in all of that. so with

buying the excess meats that are heated and treated with ammonia hydroxide to kill bacteryampt the usda-- bacteria. the usda says the product does not pose a health risk. >>> boxer lamont peterson recently failed a drug test. the boxer tested positive for synthetic testosterone during a random test in march. peterson is scheduled to fight on hbo on may 19. it is a rematch. peterson debted kahn but a complete decision in a controversial title fight in washington in december. >>> d.c. music legend chuck brown is suffering from pneumonia. the 75-year-old has been forced to cancel or postpone concerts since march because of health problems. his daughter now telling the "washington post" it's pneumonia. k.k. brown who performs in the band failed to provide additional details. we wish him a speedy recovery. >> a d.c. legend. stay with us.

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