congress relies on the usda to and them counsel and data information. information also creates the rural supply and demand report that industry, businesses, corporations, and farmers and theirrs to lie on for production decisions, and marketing decisions. it is a big information network. day to day, research is also a component. ,gricultural research services we interact with universities to develop basic research, the applied research, and through the extension, the delivery of that research to the field. farmers are great innovators. they are doing a magnificent job in production. a lot of corporations owned these farms. how does that affect your job and the agricultural business? you thinkperdue: when about corporations owning farms, primarily what you are looking for our agreements that farmers have decided to make their farms an llc. many of the corporate farms you hear about our farm families grown to the size to create new organizations for their farm family. kids,ay have two or three and it allows them to have a piece of the corporations technic

what the usda is saying is back up a little bit here.ome other more bearish components to this market right now. look at the entire national picture, you will see something a little different than what commodity traders have been focusing on in recent weeks. vonnie: how is the weather affecting all of this? alan: we have the ninth warmest july on record since 1895. again, you saw that happening in the northern plains, iowa, illinois, but this is a national story here. cotton production is way up. they are getting good yields.a lot of rains that were damaging crops in one area or lack of rain are not affecting things in other parts of the country so it is more complex is with the usda is basically saying. now the markets are taking notice. vonnie: of course it always is.it is a global market in some ways. how our farmers faring? you talk to a lot of farmers in the midwest and rust belt. how are they faring particularly when talking about protecting their interests perhaps? alan: this is a challenging moment for farmers because in a lot of

seafood safety responsible for inspecting catfish should not be assigned to usda.hat's probably an indication maybe not a good idea. their quote i in one of the reports is this program is shifting inspection to usda is going to cost, resulting duplication, increase costs and guess what, it will not improve safety. so why is this a trade protection scheme? well, a way it works is that you have these companies, you know, providing catfish to the u.s. but what's going to happen is these other countries are going to have to create a regulatory scheme as equivalent to the usda new regulatory scheme. and it takes years to do this. some countries may not even bother to create that type of regulatory scheme, and if they do it's going to take a long time. so for that time there's going to be a monopoly for the domestic catfish farmers of america. look, the senate passed legislation last year, a congressional review act resolution, in fact, it did pass the senate, the house did not pass the congressional review act resolution even though 220 members begged a leadership to pa

>> i think the savings act is -- needs to be pushed by the usda and epa.ord needs to be out and we need to get the financing to help out areas like the area that i live in. i mean, there's no funding there. we're kind of looked past. >> very good. now turn to senator cardin, who has been a great champion on the water issues. he and i had the opportunity to serve. i was his couple congresses ago and he's just done a tremendous job in this particular area. >> mr. chairman, i just wanted to come by and compliment your leadership and chairmanship of this subcommittee. one of the most productive sessions in congress is when the two of us on this subcommittee work together and i really do appreciate your commitment to water infrastructure. my staff has told me that most of the points that i wanted to get response from witnesses have already been made and i thank you. our chairman has taken the leadership on additional tools to modernize our water infrastructure. in maryland, i could tell you about major water main breaks everyday. i could tell you about when riv

>> i think the savings act needs to be pushed by the usda and epa.ord needs to be out and we need to get the financing to help out areas like the area that i live in. there is no funding they are and we kind of look past. >> very good. .. thank you. our chairman has taken leadership and additional tools to modernize and order infrastructure. in maryland, i can tell you about water main breaks every day and to tell you about when river roads were a river and people had to be rescued through helicopters and i can tell you what the washington beltway being closed as a result of water main breaks and dundalk, maryland having to be evacuated because of a water main break. downtown baltimore having had detours because of water main breaks and also as i have been in the senate. we had major problems and i can also tell you about one day, mr. chairman, finding out from the public works in baltimore that they discovered a pipe that was still being used made out of wood. we have some really old systems in maryland that need tremendous attention. one of the gre

in addition to just probably to the issues you say, we need to recognize, i assume many of usda do that trade and export is a huge, huge issue for kansas. and as the conversation has drifted toward and negotiations are underway in regard to the nafta, mexico is the largest purchaser, the greatest purchase of agricultural products fromtew our state. and we are working to make sure that the mexican government, i've met with the mexicanme ambassador of the traded to make sure that he come his country knowss how important they are ac a customer to us in kansas. and also as the administration really looks at what to do following the withdrawal from tbd, the transpacific partnership trade agreement, we can't afford to lose market we need every one of them that we have. you also, throughout my time since 2000 i've been pushing for opening cuba as an opportunity for us to export to, and it's not a huge deal but again we need every market. and when we don't, our embargoe. with cuba is your latter meaning when we don't export does me know what else abide by those rules. they do. cuba buys its whe

farmers always done what it took to do that and that's what we're to do at the usda. many in congress feel it was too much. we're vernor of georgia going to do what the congress gives us to do with and we're to use that to the best of our ability. , five of the 8 budgets i presented to the assembly literally had less money than the year before. did?what we we did whatever it took. it was a great time to see the servants of georgia and all agencies rise and do more we don't feel like the people of georgia really period of ch in that had less though we money. we'll get the job done. and s what farmers do agriculturists do with hope for year.ture every temples on confederate and working relationship with president trump. conversation tonight. at 8 eastern. >> c-span where history

my name is vicky christiansen, deputy chief of state and private forestry for the usda forest service. my remarks will be framed by the national cohesive wildland management strategy. all lands blueprint for building synergies to address the nation's growing wildfire challenges. the three goals the co he's stiff strategy are restoring and maintaining resilience landscapes, creating fire adaptive communities, and an effective risk-based wildfire response. the forest service is committed to restoring and maintaining resilient landscapes across all jurisdictions. on our national forest we achieve over 3 million acres of hazardous fuels treatments last year. we also worked across boundary width our partners. in 2006 we provided financial support to carry out nearly 15,000 acres of treatment on nonfederal lands. since 2006 we have assessed more than 3,000 fuel treatments, and when tested by wildfires, 90% of these fuel treatments have shown to reduce the impacts of wildfire. for example in arizona, the field treatment associated with the white mountain stewardship project dramatically slow

i have met with the usda officials and the acting and haveator of usaid written, encouraged, and called to say we need to increase the use of grain as we try to feed a hungry world. we need to work on the production and the consumption. things that has happened and kansas farmers have helped fund is new research in manhattan and that is one of the things we are working on up commission. wheat we are doing research to build the protein so we have better to the and we are going miller's and finding out what products they want and helping universities as well. >> research is an opportunity for us to find ways to produce crops more efficiently. productive and more economically viable. i speech i ever gave after being elected to the u.s. house of representatives. kids, a class of nine maybe 11. their senior trip was to the bahamas and i was very jealous. i remember in my graduation, thinking how the world had changed. used to pay attention to tokyo, we pay attention to the price of grain and now the recognition has to be there that the posted , a lot of it has to do with demand around the gl

usda projects us agricultural exports will total $137 billion this year, forecast of agricultural imports is 114.5 million giving us a trade surplus in agricultural products and i says a surplus, $22.5 billion. for all the criticisms of our trade deals, we in agriculture want our negotiators to know the trade deals and open markets are largely beneficial to american farmers and ranchers and other communities we live in and do business in, raise our families. there will be opportunities during negotiations to talk about issues concerning us with commodities. it is important to enter these talks with cool heads and focus on the common goals we have, three groups that are here today agree that trade helps all of our citizens and farmers and ranchers in our two countries and we look forward to a better agreement for the future that is modernized for modern agriculture, thank you. >> next we have ron bonnett, president of the canadian federation of agriculture. >> thank you. thank you to the american farm bureau for hospitality, we had the opportunity to have lunch before this press conference

that position in the house of representatives is responsible for all usda funded, for rural development for grants to hospitals, for example, for conservation programs and rosa delauro, a democrat liberal congresswoman, i don't think she would be offended by me calling her liberal, she said i need to know what's important or i understand you know and care about farmers. would you please come visit with me? that kind of stuff needs to happen more of. here's the better part of the story. so rosa represents new haven connecticut home of yale university the suburbs of new york city that spill over into connecticut. not a lot of agriculture in those settings. i go to her office a few days later and i start down the path of agriculture research and crop insurance, the farm bill. and she goes no, no, no. she very animated. no, no, no. that's not what i want to know. jerry, just tell me, what does a farmer do? [laughing] now, the story gets better, and i said why don't you come to cantus in c? and she said let me see if i can make that happen. she and i had different ideas on how to do that. i

to be certified organic by the usda, food must be free of synthetic additives cannot be modified.ad an organic garden in l.a. in the 50s. and they, taught me to always eat healthy. and to never eat things i couldn't pronounce. >> first well here. >> along with healthy eating, andy and rachel remember to feed the soul. they met, on a spiritual retreat. in india. >>ll >> yeah. >> he never was. >> you were. >> she was. she was a real hippy. >> when rachel was pregnant in 1987 they looked for organic footed, fast, easy. when they couldn't find it decided to go into business making organic tofu pot pie. >> this is the kitchen where it began. the table where we do all our tasting. ever since the family kitchen has been at the center of their business. >> the tastings are right here in this kitchen. it still done the same way we have done it. >> as the the company grew so did their daughter. >> you are amy! >> yes, i am amy. >> amy is well aware her parents legacy is in her hand. >> there has to be a big temptation to cash in. a huge company, you have had offers. just sell it. and, not w

usda criticsld u.s. agricultural exports will total $137 billion this year. the forecast of agriculture billion,s $114.5 giving us a trade surplus in agricultural products. and yes, i said a surplus, $22.5 billion. for all the criticisms of our trade deals, we in agriculture want our negotiators to know the trade deals and open markets are largely beneficial to american , and to theranchers communities that we live in and do our business in and raise our families. there will be opportunities during these negotiations to usk about issues concerning with commodities. but it is important to enter ande talks with cool heads focus on the common goals that we have. the three groups that are here today agreed that trade helps all of our citizens and all of our farmers and ranchers in our countries, and we look forward to a better agreement for the future that is modernized for modern agriculture. thank you. ill? >> next, we have the president of the canadian federation of agriculture. thank you, will, and thank you to the american farm bureau for the hospitality. we

my name is vickie christiansen, deputy chief of forestry for the usda forest service. framed by thel be national cohesive wildfire management strategy. a blueprint for building synergies to address the nations growing wildfire challenges. the three goals of the cohesive strategy are restoring and maintaining resilient landscapes , creating fire adapted communities and and effective risk space wildfire -- risk-based wildfire response. to commission is devoted restoring and maintaining resilient landscapes across all jurisdictions. in the national forest, we achieved 3 million acres of treatment last year. we worked across boundaries with our partners. in 2006, we provided financial support to carry out nearly 150,000 acres of treatment on nonfederal land. since 2006, we have assessed more than 3000 of the steel treatments. when tested by wildfire, 90% of these treatments have shown to reduce the impacts of wildfire. in arizona, the field treatments associated with the white mountain stewardship project dramatically slows the rate of spread of the wildfire to allow the f

. >>> the usda just gave uc davis a $4.5 million grant for strawber strawberries.ll help scientists on being resistant to diseases. it -- californiaaliforniaalifora the strawberries in north america. >>> after months of delays, service is under way for smart train. 14 trains will run from santa rosa to san rafael. 3,000 people are expected to ride them every day. it's taken a decade of work to get to this point. 43 miles of track had to be rebuilt, 30 bridges replaced, and $600 million spent. passengers say hey, it's all worth it. >> good way to get back and forth and it's stress free and there's beer. >> smart train has plans to expand the service. first up, the station in san francisco. riders say they'll love to see service extend north to cloverdale. if you plan on ridingthe smart train, go to abc7news.com or our app. you'll find a video explaining the seven things to know before catching a ride. >>> we are expecting hot weather this weekend for some parts of the bay area as we look at our east bay hills camera. >> sandhya is at at&t, we believe in access. the

. >>> the usda just gave uc davis a four-and-a-half billion dollars grant for strawberries. the money will help david scientists improving -- strawberries are vulnerable to problems with soil and commonly used chemical to protect them is being phased out by the epa and won't be available at the end of this year. they grow 87% of the strawberries eaten in north america. 60% of all strawberries eaten worldwide. >> scientists have long told us, can reverse the signs of aging in the brain. dancing has the most profound effect. researchers at the german center say dancing endurance training increase the area of the brain that declines with age. but only dancing led to nticeable behavioral changes. >> getting to wine country has never been easier. >> riders packed the smart train, including our own, >>> dramatic video from houston tonight, big rig driver collided with an overhead highway sign, as you can see there. carlos shared his dash cam video. drivers tried to warn the driver before the crash, but to new avail. >> all aboard, the passenger train and more half a station, right

the usda has done this before and now set for another round in october given the beleaguered romanianson to look towards the sky. >>> the answer to my "gps" challenge question is d. only 6%, a total of 32 ceos of fortune 500 companies are female. why this might seem startlingly small, there are more female ceos in the fortune 500 lichte than ever before, meaning this tiny figure signifies progress. women fair better in the tech world and large using jobs like prommers, developers and i.t. support, only 26% female and even with things looking up, there is a long way to go. >>> thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >>> hello. thanks joining me. jim sciutto if nor fredricka whitfield. president trump looking, hoping, to turn the page after a turbulent week of backlash over his response to the charlottesville violence. much of that criticism coming this morning from inside his own party. >> as we look to the future, it's going to be very difficult for this president to lead, if, in fact, that more the authority remains compromised. >> blamin

. >>> the usda just awarded the largest grant to california to make it easier for people with low incomes to buy locally grown produce. the $3.9 million grant will officially go to california's nutrition incentive program, a bill authored by phil payne, kr. as part of the state's department of agriculture, it will expand the market match program, which gives shoppers with snap benefits a dollar for dollar match that can only be used to produce at farmer's markets. >>> a $75 fee has been approved at the airports, that will help offset the rising costs associated with those types of flights. >>> a fiesta at san francisco international airport marked the start of new nonstop flights to mexico from alaskan airlines. >>> now to a story you'll see only on "abc7 news" tonight. an east bay man found thousands of baseball cards on the highway and he's trying to get them back to the owner. laura anthony has the story. >> reporter: randy wilford said he just finished fixing a flat tire when he noticed what looked like litter. he soon realized there were baseball cards, thousands of them. >> what was

. >>> the usda just awarded the largest grant to california to make it easier for people with low incomeslly grown produce. the $3.9 million grant will officially go to california's nutrition incentive program, a bill authored by phil payne, kr. as part of the state's department of agriculture, it will expand the market match program, which gives shoppers with snap benefits a dollar for dollar match that can only be used to produce at farmer's markets. >>> a $75 fee has been at the airports, that will help offset the rising costs associated with those types of flights. >>> a fiesta at san francisco international airport marked the start of new nonstop flights to mexico from alaskan airlines. >>> now to a story you'll see only on "abc7 news" tonight. an east bay man found thousands of baseball cards on the highway and he's trying to get them back to the owner. laura anthony has the story. >> reporter: randy wilford said he just finished fixing a flat tire when he noticed what looked like litter. he soon realized there were baseball cards, thousands of them. >> what was going through my min

mitsubishi usda for starters, reporting strong results after the close on tuesday.rter net income surging billion.they are a third of away from the two-year target. sony profit beating $1.4 billion, thanks to smartphone camera chips and good demand for the playstation 4. more earnings out of japan as well. japan tobacco and mitsubishi corporation, and must that. in australia, the asx is looking flat. take a look at the aussie dollar. the cash rate held at 1.5%, as expected, but the rba's getting more aggressive. i'm paul allen in sydney. more from "bloomberg technology," next. ♪ emily: this is "bloomberg technology." i'm emily chang. our top story this hour, apple's third-quarter earnings results. investors are pleased without the -- updated third-quarter guidance. on the nl's call, ceo tim cook spoke about the promise of their latest efforts in augmented reality. take a listen. tim cook: we believe ar has mainstream applicability across education, entertainment, interactive gaming, enterprise, and categories we probably have not even thought of. with hundreds of mi

. >>> the usda just gave uc davis a $4.5 million grant for strawber strawberries.ll help scientists improve on being resistant to diseases. it -- california grows 87% of the strawberries in north america. >>> after months of delays, service is under way for smart train. 14 trains will run from santa rosa to san rafael. 3,000 people are expected to ride them every day. it's taken a decade of work to get to this point. 43 miles of track had to be rebuilt, 30 bridges replaced, and $600 million spent. passengers say hey, it's all worth it. >> good way to get back and forth and it's stress free and there's beer. >> smart train has plans to expand the service. first up, the station in san francisco. riders say they'll love to see service extend north to cloverdale. if you plan on ridingthe smart train, go to abc7news.com or our app. you'll find a video explaining the seven things to know before catching a ride. >>> we are expecting hot weather this weekend for some parts of the bay area as we look at our east bay hills camera. >> sandhya is backckck i no longer live with

the usda has done this multiple times before going back seven years and they are now set for anothergiving them a slightly less terrifying reason to look toward the sky. the answer to my "gps" challenge question is d, only 6% are female ceos. there are more women than ever before, even though the number seems small. meaning it does show progress. they're smallest in the tech world, only 26% were female according to the bureau of labor statistics. but even with things looking up, there is a long way to go. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >>> welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "reliable sources" our weekly program about the media. this is not a normal week so this is not a normal show. president trump's actions and inactions in the wake of charlottesville are provoking some uncomfortable conversations, mostly off the air if we're being honest. in discussions among friend gs and family and on social media people are questioning the president's fitness. but it's happening in m

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in a january 24 email, a top official at the usda unit that oversees farmers' land conservation wrote to other senior officials "it has become clear one of the previous administration's priority is not consistent with that of the incoming administration. namely, that priority is climate change. please visit with your staff and make them aware of this shift in perspective within the executive branch." in more climate news, a new study has revealed more than 6 % of the world's gdp is poured into fossil fuel subsidies each year -- a staggering amount of money that tops $5 trillion annually. the study was published in the journal world development. the pentagon is considering launching airstrikes in the philippines against isisis militants. that's accocording to a an c nes report based on two unnamed defense officials, who say the strikes would likely be carried out by unmanned drones. on monday, secretary of state rex tillerson met with philippines president rodrigo duterte on the sidelines of a regional security summit in the philippines capital, manila. in syria, the local journalistic

the usda says that crop looks potentially demand, high. could help erode the global glut. after the initial leg up, we have seen quite a bit of choppiness in the oil market today. gold slipping as risk on sentiment takes hold. investors are waiting for mario draghiwhere and janet yellen are scheduled to speak. a year before the financial crisis, there was a crisis that often gets overlooked. we are talking about a crash of funds in 2007. while the funds that back and address the shortcomings, there theso many new products on market that there are questions being asked about whether the industry is prepared for another crisis. joining me is the head of marketing research management at a qr capital management. of the face of wall street. a long introduction, but a worthy one. the universe has changed a great deal -- i hate that term because in terms of the number of investor products out there, it is a different world. much: it is, and it's a underworld and for the first time, we have a lot of retail investors. there's about a trillion dolla

change the fact that we continue to examine the science surrounding it while taking into account usda'sogy used by the previous administration. it was all taken out of context, jake. >> and some say the epa found this information frightening. >> right, because there was a feeling in the community that pesticide was dangerous, especially for children. political appointees like the chief of staff who looked over the options and made their decision, we now know what the decision is, that epa chief wrote in an e-mail, i think we scared them, referring to the career employees who were trying to tell the epa not to ban the pesticide. -- to ban the pesticide, i should say. >> renee marsh, thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> be sure to tune in tonight for the exclusive town hall with paul ryan, come right here to cnn. we'll talk about the challenges facing the president. along 9:30 eastern. i'm for "the lead," jake tapper in wisconsin. i'll now turn you over to wolf blitzer in the situation room. thank you for watching. >>> happening now, breaking news. president trump prepares for a major ad

usda also owns and operates the u.s. open. the two-week tournament begins very soon on august 28th. eyes will be on roger federer, the 36-year-old seeking a major title after winning both the australian open and wimbledon tournament. i am pleased to have katrina adams at the table for the first time, welcome. katrina: thank you. charlie: are you the first to serve as ceo for two terms? katrina: i am. charlie: and the first player as well? katrina: that is correct. charlie: did you play tennis as a young person? katrina: absolutely. i didn't know that professional tennis was a possibility, but i loved the sport. charlie: i assume you would have been going to any other sport too. you had great hand eye coordination and the stuff that makes a great athlete. katrina: i had two older brothers. i was introduced to a lot of sports. when i picked up tennis having been an athlete at a young age, it needed easy to pick up the sport. charlie: what did it mean to see arthur win wimbledon? it was the first time i picked up a rocket in 1975. i didn't understand the sport or the dynamics of it mor

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. >>> the usda just gave uc davis a $4.5 million grant for strawberries.s work on improving genetic resistance to -- -- be available after the end of this year. california grows 87% of the strawberries consumed in north america and strawberries developed at uc davis account for roughly 60% of all strawberries eaton worldwide. >>> scientists have long told us that physical exercise can reverse the signs of aging in the brain and now they say dancing has the most profound effect. researchers at the german center for neuro degenerative diseases say dancing and endurance training both increase the area of the brain that declines with age but only dancing led to noticeable behavioral changes. >>> time is 6:34. still ahead on abc 7 mornings -- >> i've been going here every year for a few years. >> we will take you to a special summer camp with some pretty amazing kids. >>> but first, a live look outside from our mt. tam camera where you can see the cloud cover there. the city of san francisco in the distance. lisa argen will have the exclusive accuweather foreca

the usda outlook was particularly bearish on cotton.tial he hitting their largest levels in a decade. space, a to the energy tale of mixed messages. opec raising demand and forecast. it is at the highest this year. thanks for rising supply from libya. north korea proving to be quite a boon to the top safe haven asset. was just said that investors should consider putting five to 10% of their assets in gold as a hedge against political and economic risk. scarlet? scarlet: sticking with metals, a jump ineported earnings due to the gain in commodities. glencore also pared down debt as it looks for a push. almost $40 billion lost in 2014. holgate, and analysts spoke with mark barton and vonnie quinn of bloomberg markets. >> look at 12 months and sort of the narrative of the last year and a half or something, it has been the gear on the balance sheet that everybody's been talking about. the level of gear too high and ahead to do something about the asset sales. cut and reduce that leverage. and now, of course, after the event, commodity price