we at the usda, 190 thousand acres of public land and 20 million acres, part of the park folio. the urban community forest program we talked about early on we want to take full advantage of. >> please listen closely this morning because he will tell us how to access these resources. >> where the priorities is advancing racial equality. tell us how you are working with state and local governments to make this an everyday objective. >> the meat tell you, i will tell you 40% of the funds the usda puts out need to go to underserved communities. we have a responsibility to make sure you are getting those funds. whether the watershed program, the tree program, housing, we have state responsibility that 40% of those funds go to communities of color. >> last month of biden-harris administration announced $1 million to help farmers and ranchers invest in renewable energy systems and efficiency. the usda is making $1 billion in grants available in the world energy for america program with funding from the inflation reduction act. this is the largest ever investment in combat, applications

so the usda investigator determined that -- or poultry company in mississippi violated usda rules and actively gym e nateed against back farmers. so the original complaints were filed between 2010-2015, but we still have not seen justice for the affected farmers. i just wanted to put that out there, and if anybody has any suggestions about how we can afford a fair system that works for all growers, we'd like to hear it. i'm going to share some information there my office that i have about this discrimination as it relates to black farmers. thank you, mr. chairman. i yield back. >> thank the gentlelady. now recognize mr. kelly for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the current administration continues to tout importance of increasing meat and poultry process capacity across the nation. however, their policies on line tells another story. mr. brown, if all of the poultry processing plants currently operating at higher speeds under waivers were suddenly forced to shut down their operations, what effect would it have onslaughter capacity, the supply chain and the food security? mr.

however in 2020 the usda rule exempt all family farms from the requirement which we know usda defined as 98% of all farms. so is it fair to the taxpayer in smaller farms that do not qualify to the extent's included nephews cousins nieces, all receive the tune of $50000 annual from the federal government even though they have not done farm work over the last year? in your opinion how many hours would be needed for someone to be actively engaged in farming? resend the biggest farmers get 70% of the benefits of the farm program. leroux understands strongly supports actively engage provisions that limit payments to those who are truly invested in management and labor and provisions. we certainly would be willing to work to look for ways to ensure those rules are being met as intended by congress. the court agreed with that. we need to make sure that we understand farm operations, family farm operations do not look the same as they did 30 or 40 years ago. just for the sake of efficiencies and family farm operations that are made up of cousins, and second cousins and sisters and brothers to

the secretary stated that they, being usda, needed this authority from congress and if we give usda the authority, they will do everything that they can to get these funds to those who need it most. the exact quote from secretary vilsack was, if you, congress, direct us, usda, and give us the power to do so we will do everything we can to get the resources to the people who need it as quickly as we can. this bill would allow the secretary of agriculture to create a program within usda to support specialty crops, including citrus damaged by natural disasters. in 2017, this relief model was successfully used to help growers recover from hurricane irma. the block grant assistance act would provide that exact same flexibility to the secretary to help florida citrus growers recover from hurricane ian. in 2018, congress gave usda the authority to issue block grants to states to assist with recovery efforts after hurricane irma. in conjunction with usda farm service agency, the f.s.a., the florida department of agriculture and consumer services and the florida division of emergency management,

usda stepped in with ad hoc temporary support to farmers.if the trade port that shuts soybeans a man's over 30%, hardly triggered the farm safety net, provided and the current farm bill, it is difficult to envision a scenario that would provide meaningful assistance without significant improvements to the current reference price and program elements in the d elsie. another challenge impacting the accessibility and effectiveness of the farm safety net is the significant disparity in recent soybean planned anchors as compared to base anchors, on which the arc and -- benefits are provided. in 2022, soybeans were planted nationally, over 87 million acres. by comparison, soybean based totals 53 million acres. over 34 million acres of soybeans or not protected by the soybean provision of the arc of the plc programs in 2022. thanks to a recent purchase of cropland that has increased my own base anchors, a quarter of my farm is now protected by arc and plc. again, one quarter, 25%, of my acres. this does not make me feel confident about the farm saf

how should the usda support you? i hear about staffing shortages at local fsa offices so i would like to hear about your experiences and what do you think we should do. and, how does the consolidation agriculture from everything from seed and fertilizer to processing. the risks you face as you run your operations. i look forward very much to hearing from all of the witnesses about these issues and more. i look forward to a very productive discussion. now i turn to senator heights now. >> good morning, and thank you chair smith, and fellow committee members. i think all of you for being here today and the witnesses for being willing to testify because this is truly appreciated. as the ranking member of the trade subcommittee is, i am pleased that we are holding this perspective on the safety net hearing. it is an honor to serve on this committee, and since its work is so critical to americans hardworking farmers i am also grateful for the chair woman and ranking member commitments to these issues as well. today we hav

tell me know, the usda. you told me other countries are beating us in production and in line speeds. tell me what's the holdup on getting the job sir typically fe chicken industry it's been 140 birds per minute. when president clinton was in office the usda came up with a program. it was a trial program to see if companies that qualified could operate at 175 birds per minute. that's been ongoing sings 1998. groups came and sued the usda about having line speed program. we went to court andined the usd a. they were supposed to do a study the food safety profile is equivalent and also the workers are equipment we had the 185 waver. we could bo gag to 140 when others are at 220. >>> thank you mr. brown. i'll yield back. >> the gentleman's time expired. i recognize myself. if you want to continue on. >> sorry, i missed the click mr. chairman. with regards to the rules in our testimony that we are, you know, upset with is basically congress never authorized this rules. i think, as you know. in 2010 during the fir

according to the usda food security did not increase. here's what i'm asking you to consider today that you draft a bipartisan crime bill that strengthens the federal nutrition programs, adopt all see changes that building innovations and lessons learned in the pandemic. the center of the participating experience inequity, and remove red tape to simplify program access and operations specifically, i asked you strengthen funding, as demand for food remains high in food banks, a reliable continuous stream, of t pet food is essential. congress should reauthorize increased funding to $500 million per year, and mandatory funding for food purchases 45. this level of investment will ensure the flow -- remains steady throughout the network, and support the u.s. agricultural economy, as the programs are dwindling. protect snaps funding and structure, while addressing systematic barriers to benefits. snap is our best defense against hunger. it is the most effective and efficient way to ensure people have access to food they need and want. the farm

the timeline of infant formula related activities to usda. next in march 2022 fda inspection report which detailed the fda observation of multiple unsanitary conditions that you just described, it says the fda inspection team observed how that float did a system of process controls designed to ensure infant formula does not become adulterated unquote. the team also found abbott quote did not ensure all surfaces that contacted infant formula were maintained to protect infant formula from being contaminated by any source". inspectors found employees work directly with formula failing to wear the necessary protective apparel app its own self investigation failed to conclude whether its operations by health hazard. but is unacceptable and i think you agree based on how you described was on september 2021 and what you saw early 2022. i was unacceptable for company to manufacture more than 40% of the infant formula sold in the united states is a major recipient of government dollars via the wic program to keep its facility in such poor conditions.

according to the usda, food insecurity did not increase. here's what i'm asking you to kor today that. you draft a bipartisan farm bill to strengthen the federal nutrition program, have policy changes that build on lessons learned in the pandemic and remove red tape to simplify program access and operations. specifically i ask that you strengthen funding, as demand for food remains high at food banks, a reliable, continuous stream of food is essential. congress should increase funding to $500 million in mandatory funding for food purchases for tfap. this will ensure the flow of foods remains steady throughout the network and support the u.s. agricultural economy as other programs are dwindling. protect snap funding and structure while addressing systematic barriers to benefits. snap is our best defense against hunger. it is the most effective, efficient way to ensure people access to foods they need and want. the farm bill must strengthen snap and any cuts to the program cannot be made off local food bank. we are already concerned about how

but we work, fda, with usda on a supply chain task force and we have been working with usda throughout the pandemic on supply chain, including consideration of various commodities at risk and usda and fda were aware of that infant formula was a commodity at risk. that was one of the reasons i came to the aprop raters in 2021 seeking additional resources for infant formula and we were grateful to receive those in 2022. >> are there other facts that the fda is withholding from congress or the american people? >> i'm not aware of we withheld any facts from congress or the american people. we didn't know about the whistle-blower complaint. >> today we're talking about the vulnerability of the infant formula supply chain. during the covid-19 pandemic fda funded the 21 forward initiative to assess pandemic supply chain vulnerabilities. why was this program or other supply chain analytics not utilize to evaluate in stock rates until it was too late. >> part of our authority, are food safety and nutrition. we do not have authorities, resources, to do supply chain monitoring. we did what we cou

the first way we are starting to answer that question is the usda are actually sitting down and we are really talking through the department of interior. we are actually having conversations about how we reduce the bureaucratic headache, the whack a mole. i think there are specific areas where it makes sense for state agencies to serve in that hub. we have enough grace to say we are not conceding or authority by lying on our state to help get the job done. i think you're exactly right. we have to depend on our state agency to do a little bit more coordinating. we need hell a trust. as we begin to look at how we invest these billions of dollars, i think it absolutely makes sense that we invest these dollars in the state and have you all running point on where the solutions are and how these dollars be administrated. it is important that we see this economically. >> thank you for the time today. the hollow from hawaii. you've been a very great partner. this is a bit of an off-the-wall question. i am just curious if there is a position on what is happening in japan at fukushima and how th

lab grown chicken got the green light from the usda. when will we see it in the store?soon but you could see it at an upscale restaurant. perhaps my michelin chef in san francisco or are chef in dc is working on it. it's the production of meat using cell cultivated chicken. very extensive to produce. they literally can't mass-market it for the general public right now but they can do it in small quantities and sellers of the restaurants which is what the two comedies involve are doing because they got the green light from the usda. stuart: it would be more successful, beyond meet went off in a flurry of activity. >> if you have talented chefs preparing it would taste good. but maybe at first, there' s buzz around it and when they mass-market it, you can buy it at a food store. i hear your point. stuart: here's what we have coming up on this program. don't forget to send in your friday feedback, you can e-mail questions, comments and critiques to varneyviewers@fox.com. new study shows 1/3 of jen z in favor of the government installing surveillance cameras inside their ow

usda has worked to make healthy choices, more accessible and within reach for all americans. people who work in grocery stores are raising concerns about potential challenges at check out the cashier would have to play the part of the police. if you come in with your snack card, you want to buy a product. you don't know if it's on this list of >> restricted foods and the cashier basically has to tell you to turn around put it back. we just don't envision that being a very good program. >> well, that was stephanie haines reporting. now, the national grocers association also points out that the government does not have a clear definition of what's considered healthy food or unhealthy food. and because of that, they say that would be it would be up to the government to decide which foods those on the snap program can actually buy. >> it's 7.52. and coming up in the next hour of the kron, morning news, some bay area doctors are prescribing a weekend getaway. we'll tell you what they're telling their patients. they should do. >> well, the giants will actually take part in a histor

but what i can say was that we work, fda, with usda on a supply chain task force. and we've been working with usda throughout the pandemic on supply chain, including consideration of various commodities that were at risk in usda, fda were both aware but infant formula was potentially commodity at risk. that's one of the reasons why i came to the appropriators in 2021 seeking additional resources for infant formula. and we are grateful to receive those in 2022. >> the remaining, fact the fda's withholding from congress or the american people? >> i'm not aware that we withheld anything from the american people. we did not know about the whistleblower complaint, that was not covered up, we had no information about that complaint. >> okay, one final thing today we're talking with the vulnerability of the infant formula supply chain. during the covid-19 pandemic, fda funded a 20 1:40 initiative to assess pandemic supply chain vulnerability. why was this program or other supply chain analytics not utilized to evaluate in stock rates of infant formula at the national leve

usda has worked to make healthy choices, more accessible and within reach for all americans.rk in grocery stores are raising concerns about potential challenges at check out the cashier would have to play the part of the police. if you come in with your snack card, you want to buy a product. you don't know if it's on this list of. >> restricted foods and the cashier basically has to tell you to turn around and put it back. we just don't envision that being a very good program. >> well, that was stephanie haines reporting. now the national grocers association also points out the government. it's not have a clear definition of what's considered healthy or unhealthy food. and because of that, they say that would mean it would be up to the government to decide which foods those can be purchased on that snap program and that people can actually buy. well, still to come, the next hour, the kron morning news, most expensive state. >> for gas with snow long, california are going to tell you who it is and how much you can expect to pay in the bay area today. we'll be right back. hi, i

usda has worked to make healthy choices, more accessible and within reach for all americans.work in grocery stores are raising concerns about potential challenges at check out the cashier would have to play the part of the police. if you come in with your snack card, you want to buy a product. you don't know if it's on this list of >> restricted foods and the cashier basically has to tell you to turn around. >> and put it back. we just don't envision that being a very good program. >> that was stephanie haines reporting for us. the national grocers association also points out the government does not have a clear definition of what's considered a healthy food or unhealthy. and because of that, they say that would mean it would be up to the government to decide which foods those on the snap program can purchase. this week. we're taking an in-depth look into the race to replace senator dianne feinstein, co-host frank buckley and nicky lorenzo of inside california. politics traveled across the state to sit down with the leading candidates in that race for the senate. that's accor

usda has worked to make healthy choices, more accessible and within reach for all americans.e who work in grocery stores are raising concerns about potential challenges at check out the cashier would have to play the part of the police. if you come in with your snack card, you want to buy a product. you don't know if it's on this list of >> restricted foods and the cashier basically has to tell you to turn around and put it back. we just don't envision that being a very good program. >> well, that was stephanie haines reporting. now, the national grocers association also points out the government does not have a clear definition of what is considered healthy and unhealthy food. and because of that, they say that would mean it would really be up to the government to decide which food those on the snap program can actually buy. it's 6.52. and coming up on the kron morning news in the next hour. domino's is making strides in the pizza industry. >> it might soon be delivering to you without an address. sometimes it takes a different approach to you without an address. details are

the usda and department of interior released their plans to do what they call climate resilience and forest conservation. buried in there is the plan for " analyzing reforestation opportunities tribal and private land. tell me why is the federal government targeting our private property. if you know anything about the federal government you know enough to recognize that the chill that just went on your spine is the fear that they are coming for your land next. for what you hold dear. and the fact is that they are. one of them is a guy who married into money twice and travels the world preaching conservation while flying on a private jet if we were actually to implement her vision of the world it would be a dystopian health scape unfit for human habitation. but that's the plan doesn't it? we all recognize the climate is changing as it has been since the beginning of time and there is not a damned thing the blm or anybody else can do about it. >> multiuse conservation measure meaning that their really going to -- that they're really going to start cracking down on us now. incredibly, s

they bought off the decision makers. 95% of the usda panel is paid for. you can't make this up but they are paid for by food companies directly. and millions of that money comes from aspartame companies. number two is you buy the research. food companies spend 11 times more on nutritional research and tens of millions of that is spent by aspartame companies. of those conducted, a hundred percent of those funded by aspartame companies said it was safe and 92% said it was harmful. and the third is, pay the influencers, there was an all out effort over the previous decades to take this rigged research and advertise aspartame as a better option for kids. today, as we said, 80% plus of schools and pediatric wards serve aspartame beverages, food, and marketing as better for you. this corporate takeover of scientific research, i believe, is one of the biggest issues in the world, the biggest issue that the country faces. the losers are our kids who are being gas lit. the winners is pharma because we're all getting sick. >> laura: the international sweeteners ass

we have some folks at usda, if you find kevin farmer and randy moore, one piece i want to say the urban community partnerships will put treeplanting canopies in our cities and reduced energy bills with the degrees of temperature, that is $1 million you can participate. we have grants out there and we need to take full advantage. i want every dime spent. >> we will end like we begin, he said, we need to get all we can and we need to get it now. make sure you connect. thank you so much. ♪ mayor sylvester turner. this is about an hour and 25 minutes. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> secretary pete, no, , it's really great to have a secretary who is a former mayor because they get it right off the bat. so we know the department of transportation oversees everything from airports and railways and ports, street servicing, bridges, tunnels and all of those things. up to ev charging stations and most important, mayors, potholes. potholes of the most important thing that we hear about oftentimes in our community. so please tell me how your experience as a former mayor helps to inform the work that you're

to exert more federal control over private property and in april of this year, another example, the usda and department of interior released their plans to do climate resilience and forest conservation. buried in there is the plan for analyzing reforestation opportunities on state, tribal and private land. tell me why is the federal government targeting our private property. if you know anything about the federal government you know enough to recognize the chill that just went down your spine is the fear that they are coming for your land next, for what you hold dear and the fact is that they are which they do this under the name of climate change which has now become a state-sponsored religion, with her twin deities being john kerry and greta thunberg. one married into money twice and traveled the world preaching conservation while flying on a private jet and the other is a 20-year-old swedish girl who if she were an american citizen would be too young to drink alcohol and has been fed so many lies that she doesn't know what she is talking about. if we were to implement her vision of th

with our usda approval it means that the fda and the usda, the key regulators of food in the u.s.product is chicken, meat, and safe and of high quality. we're very, very excited that this also means we're cleared to sell. >> how fast will we see this in fraudulents and furthering it out, possibly, to grocery store shelves? what's the goal? >> the goal is to start being able to give consumers a taste of the future very soon. we're running a contest now for consumers to be among the first to try it. when we launch here in the bay area in the next couple weeks to months. >> just tell me how you do it. because i mean, you saw frankenchicken was one of the tweets there. how do you get the chicken cells and make it taste like chicken. >> the process is pretty simple. so you start by selecting the cells and in our case we have taken them from a fertilized egg, a population of cells, the ones that will taste the best and grow wul and you put them in a cultivator. small scale to larger scale ones, the one behind me is our innovation production center in the bay area. then you feed the cell

the usda giving the green light for companies to sell lab grown chicken.h his take and i guarranty he is not impressed. that is next. ♪. your record label is taking off. but so is your sound engineer. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. indeed instant match instantly delivers quality candidates matching your job description. visit indeed.com/hire dad, we got this. we got this. we got this. we got this. we got this. yay! we got this. we got this! life is for living. we got this! let's partner for all of it. edward jones ♪. ashley: two california startups, upside foods and good meat have won approval from the usda to sell lab-grown chicken made from animal cells. doesn't that sound delicious? joining me slatestone wealth chief market strategist kenny polcari. kenny, good to see you. you're a big-time foodie. i know you enjoy cooking. what do you make of lab-grown chicken. >> i can't even process what that means as a lab-grown chicken. are they growing chicken? growing something with no bones in it? what is it they're growing? i can't get my head

that is why usda is so supportive of this rule. finally again, the focus on implementation versus siting about the definition. at the federal level it's a priority moving forward. as we issued our final rule, we also issued a series of implementation memorandums. some of them are between epa and army where we are doing trainings to make sure there is a consistent understanding of the definition. we also have a coordination and mou with usda on how do we make sure some of these programs are aligned for the agricultural community. i believe we have delivered on what we said we would do. no more ping-pong, let's find the center, let's give the people clear rules of the road as its relates to waters of the united states and to make sure we are protecting those vital resources. i hope you see that we have struck that balance. we certainly have tried. >> i'm sure i'm not the last republican that will ask you about waters today. >> senator? >> thank you and i want to thank the administrator, thank you for your leadership. i appreciate the

. >>> this morning the usda cracking down on potentially misleading food labels.ange. >>> shannen doherty's cancer journey. the actress releasing video from before surgery earlier this year to have a tumor removed from her head. her candid message about facing down fear. >>> no love. growing feud between r&b great anita baker and baby face. why she's dropping him from her tour. ♪ i got friends in low places ♪ >>> plus our friend garth brooks with a big music announcement. how he's going to celebrate and take country music global, as he's saying -- >> good morning america. >> announcer: live in times square, this is gma. >>> good morning america. good morning to garth brooks. always great to have him on the show. 8:00 a.m. and tory johnson is back with summer spectacular of deals and steals. this morning she has a dozen bargains, must haves from the warm weather to enjoy outside or inside in the cool air. >> we can't get better than that. we also are seeing new images of pope francis for the first time since his surgery. there you see him. what the vatican is sayin

. >> a historic week, with usda approval, it means the fda and usda, key regulators deemed our productd of high quality. we are very, very excited that this also means we are clear to sell. the goal is to start being able to give consumers a taste of the future very soon. we are running a contest for consumers to be among the first to try it. >> call me old fashioned, i'm take a lab grown diamond. i don't think i would take a lab grown chicken though. >> ice it up, girlfriend. my favorite part of that, and amy chen was so gracious to do that. some of the twitter, one guy said franken-chicken. when she got to the part where she said the fda and government told her their product is chicken, now we can sell it, no one has to tell me what my dinner is from the government. like harris, your steak is steak. no, baby, it is steak! i don't need a lab to tell me that. you know, i think people will try this like they did the impossible burger and they'll decide for themselves. my greatest concern is that we are going down the road of the netherlands, where the farmers are hurt by this because we

but think about how we codify other authorities in the clean air act that prevents the usda from being sued by outside parties. quick this is something that is deftly on the front of our minds and we are with you 100% on that. >> i want to think on half of the western governors association, thank you for joining us today. we appreciate your insights. thank you. crisis c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more. including viacom. >> we believe that whether you are here or here or we had in the middle of everywhere, you should have access to fast, reliable internet. along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. over the weekend, former president donald trump talked about his ti ithe white house and commented on his federal indictment while speaking to freedom coalition. you can watch it tonight at 9:00 eaeron c-span. and then just after 10:30, the florida governor ron desantis unveilhiborder security plan at a recent campaign stop in texas. you can also watch on the c-span now video app or on

. >>> the first day of summer and we are seeing the return of >>> two bay area companies just got usda approval for their last grown meat to be sold to consumers. alameda-based good meat and berkeley based upside boozed post produced cultivated chicken. both will serve their products at high-end restaurants and later hope to adjust production to be sold at lower cost in grocery stores. no exact timeline yet but we know upside foods will serve its chicken at san francisco. very fancy. good meat will serve its first batch to the jos÷ andres group . >>> the state department of water resources is sharing new aerial video over folsom. you can see how full our reservoirs have gotten thanks to all this wet weather from earlier this year . you have that wet weather to think if you are sniffling and sneezing lately, which we all are, by the way. all of that rain led to more plant life growing and that means more pollen and allergies. our leslie gooden looks at what you can do to get some relief. >> reporter: kelly has seasonable allergies but still finds time to go for a walk with these two guy

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we will see >>> two bay area-based companies got usda approval for lab-grown meat to be sold to consumers. alameda-based good meat and berkeley-based upside foods both produce cultivated chicken. they will serve their products in restaurants and later hope to adjust production to sell to grocery stores. no exact timeline yet, but we know that upside foods will first serve it's chicken in san francisco and good meat will sell its first batch to the jose andres group . >> this is a big step for a lot of consumers who have not had the opportunity to taste cultivated meat to get excited about it. >> i know you are curious, so here is how it works. cells from a living animal are used as a base. they are fed nutrients like amino acids, fatty acids, sugar, salt and vitamins that offer meant in steel tanks. eventually muscle and connective tissue cells grow into real meat. >>> san francisco leaders marked a milestone in developing the mission rock neighborhood and today the first residential building as part of the year-long project held its grand opening. the mission rock project is built on the

the usda gave the two companie official approval. the companieses say their produ will b be availabable i in the weeks. first upup, restaurants upside foods chicken filet is headed to michelin rated bar cren in san francisco. >> when people taste it and they put this completely familiar, completely novel thing in their mouth, and the most common reaction we get is, oh, this tastes like chicken, which is exactly the point, right? that it is the chicken that you have always loved but made in a way that you can love as well. it's really a momentous week for us as an industry and as a company that cultivated meat is here. it has been deemed to be safe and a high quality that consumers can try it with comfort and confidence. and i'm realally confidedent an excited d that whenn consumersr a tasaste of f the fututure, thl bebelieve itt tasastes likee ch and i it's delicicious. >>>> i'm goingng t to bar cren hollow t to check t this out i few weeks.s. we alsoo asked wilill you be a to buy this cultivated meat in grgrocery stores? upside food

according to the usda it grosses billions on average and provided over 10% of the employment in 2022. plant hardiness zones are shifting north as the u.s. warms affecting farmers and gardeners. 5.5 billion pounds of peanuts were produced in the u.s. south carolina generated nearly 73 million just last year. they grow three types of peanuts there. runner peanuts are used to make your peanut butter. i spoke with the u.s. department of agriculture for input about possible impacts and future mitigation. >> rainfall and humidity are highly correlated to these fungal pathogens. you might see a higher cost because of lower amount available to make peanut butter as well as just the fact that growers will have to spend more to treat. breeding more weather-ready crops, breeding crops through traditional breeding methods or gmos or crisper t technology to enable the plants to be more resistant to drought or more resistant in the case of peanuts to fungal pathogens. >> now if we don't reduce our carbon emissions this could have a greater impact on those planting zones. and based on the climate ce

usda and glide tomorrow, the sanctuary from one -- from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.n: how do you hope people get involved in this event? >> i hope people know that those who are not suffering from food insecurity can find a place like glide to donate to, time, talent, or treasure, we need all of that support and service of making sure that everyone gets fed. the work that dr. holly is doing is moving people from just being hungry to people knowing what they are hungry for. anyone who can support is giving the power back to the people, in order for them to advocate for themselves, are a part of our team. julian: very quickly, dr. holly, i understand as a racial justice and reconciliation program, can you talk about that really important work, too? >> the center for social justice was created to maintain legacy of we have a specific focus on systems change through community organizing entrance for many education issues require multipronged intervention strategies. so we respond with both direct services and on the ground crisis response. we advocate for systems change

i ate so much government cheese that i thought usda was a brand name. public education was the most important program that helped my family. it has opened doors for me and it's an honor for me to be able to serve the 6 million students in our state to make sure they get quality education. >> food is a big part of that. it's not top of mind when it comes to education, but you are working very hard to provide meals for students. >> we have so many hungry kids and we don't need to. we have so many resources we can feed everyone. now in california we have a thing that means universal meals that means every student can get to meals for free. a for free without any paperwork regardless of their background or income or neighborhood. as someone who relied on the free lunch program, it's an honor to provide universal meals to every student in our state. >> students often weren't getting meals during the school closures and some of those programs had to open up and provide those meals. which is great that california was able to do that. let's turn to the educatio

peaches at the market, it will probably cost you about 50 cents more than last year, according to the usdaata. and in washington state cherry growers expected a delayed but plentiful harvest this june. and the delay could break a record. >>> well, turning to today's weather and what we can expect the rest of the week, let's bring in meteorologist paul goodloe from our partners at the weather channel. good evening. >> good evening, jericka. i know it's the first weekend of june but it's feeling more like perhaps the first weekend of march across parts of new england and maybe even the northeast thanks to a pesky coastal low which is going to strengthen, bringing back more wind, more cooler air, even more rain showers as we head on through tonight into tomorrow, into tuesday. man, this thing is really going to keep our temperatures, highs in the 50s and very low 60s. a little farther south you'll see more sunshine but cooler temperatures overall. but the rain continues with the colder air. kind of june gloom new england style here. maybe 1 or 2 inches of rain as well. tell you what, tomorrow

and the other service can make changes to the usda practices to encourage change in the category.ven that we are running low on time, i will move quickly through this slide which talks about the opportunity for beccs to be an economic engine in rural communities and other communities like pulp and paper communities that are more likely to have bioenergy already and have seen a decline in their jobs. it is important to engage these communities and understand how we can make sure beccs is in communities that want it and where it can have the greatest benefit. in addition to this, one of the other rules of the road that has already been mentioned a couple times today is greenhouse gas accounting. these are not necessarily issues that are unique to beccs but common across look clean energy technologies. but they are particularly important with beccs because it involves supply chains and removals that can happen at different times with different ownershiit is crucial of the pro measure and verify they are producing the benefit they hope to. they have been -- there have been various att

the usda for the first time has approved lab grown meat to be sold to the public.starts. just a few cells to cultivated meat producers now getting the green light to begin commercially selling their chicken products. lab grown meat is created using cells from living animals such as fertilized eggs, which is then incubated and grown into large masses of meat in the stainless steel bioreactors. abc's devin dwyer recently got a tour of california based upside foods where meat is cultivated. you're making chicken in there. yeah. so if you look at this, this is a approximately a 200 plus liter tank at and we take cells from a chicken or an egg takes two weeks to grow the equivalent of one chicken, a thousand chickens or 100,000 chickens. so you're saying in this factory you can make more meat faster and cleaner than an average farmer? well, ultimately, yes. the company says lab grown meat could be instrumental in helping feed the world's growing population, even as meat demand rises while using a fraction of the land. and water of animal farming. helping to reduce green

as ambassador i saw these initiatives in action lifting lives and building communities as usda administrator, has the opportunity to strengthen and broaden these programs. at the wilson center i want to analyze them and try to find lessons that we can fake -- take for today's challenges. which brings us to today and a rare treat. the chance to your directly from some of those as tools were developed. : one on global health and one unplanned columbia and latin america with a book handout for me is most interesting for the lessons that shows that were developed as we took challenges on and lessons that are applicable today. today, i want to explore part of that research that i do not think gets enough attention, smart development. after a brief discussion with a great panel of experts. it is my honor to introduce some i deeply admire whose work shape somewhat scholarship in washington dc. steve hadley is the editor of handoff. he is best known as national security adviser second term of the george w. bush administration. he was the president white house foreign policy advisor, he directed the