these are continuously occurring and happening to farmers. we've had this on our radar associated with the changing elements of the weather. we worked closely with the usda to the conservation title and, farmers are good stewards to the land and i can assure you that in every state they are working with the state department of agriculture implementing programs on the farm that allow us to recover the nutrients so they are not running off into the water and maintaining water polity. there also very attentive to health and these are areas of a voluntary incentive-based program that is farmers adopt these they say benefit and there are benefits for consumers. but the good question is definitely tied together, food and agriculture, environmental polity, they are basically sisters and we place all that at a high priority together . >> what is the organization's position on climate change? >> we understand the weather patterns are changing, the climate is changing and the focus is how we can have enhanced the resiliency for the adaptability that fa

the conference report provides much needed resources that will help farmers help farmers, and during this process, we have acted in a bipartisan fashion to fix broken government programs that have not worked as intended and left farmers with no where to turn. in upstate new york, our dairy farmers are hurting. the current dairy programs do not work and improvements to the farm bill combined with those in the pipe budget act from earlier this year will help our farmers weather the storm. we have made the dairy safety net by increasing coverage options more affordable by reducing premiums and more anticipation by bringing more incentives for those farmers to participate. we worked to protect the snap program and laid the groundwork for future congresses to make changes to incentivize and reduce the number of waivers that states can brian bring more recipients into the work force. additionally, changes like the national accuracy clearing house and minimum standards will help enhance program integrity. mr. chairman, i urge adoption of the farm bill, upstate new york and our farmers have

>> limiting them to welfare farmers. from iowa, trying to rein in the number of managers that farms can have, there are limits on nonfamily farms, many managers they can have and there is a $900,000 adjusted gross income so if you're making above that you can't receive subsidies. the senate bill would have limited the number of managers that family farms can have that qualify and also reduced from 900,000 to 700,000 agi, adjusted gross income. >> if you work in the agriculture industry, 202 -- is it fair to say that many of these subsidies go to family farms or industrial farms? >> 97% of farms owned by families but there's no question that farms are getting bigger so bigger farms receive more subsidies with more land, that's just the nature of the industry but, most of the farms in this country are run by families. >> bill works in the agriculture industry, you are on with our guests, go ahead . >> i wanted to ask if there was any information on potential foot-and-mouth disease vaccine that was supposed to be in the far

a new beginning farmer program. the nutrition title was protected after what was initially reported out of the house earlier this year. but i am reluctantly stand today in opposition to the overall bill because it's not addressing the two evils that are driving our family farmers out of business today. overproduction and the trade war that president trump has created. in fact, they are doubling down on encouraging policy that will lead to more production which will flood the market and drive commodity prices down more by expanding the title 1 subsidy programs. these are taxpayer subsidies that primarily go to a few but very large agribusinesses. 80% of the title 1 subs dris are going to the 20% largest farm operations in the country. the average person back home would be astounded to see how many subsidy checks are being mailed to addresses in washington, d.c. and new york city and chicago and san francisco. under this bill, they are even expanding those subsidy opportunities by what's called a multiple entity rule,

we as taxpayers subsidize a portion of farmers' premium, on average, taxpayers pay about 60%, and farmers pay about 40% of their premium so when there's a disaster, a natural disaster, or they have a significant drop in revenue, they will receive an indemnity from the government. >> what about the politics of crop subsidies. what are those. >> i think the biggest political football right now regarding crop subsidies is limiting them to wealthier farmers. so senator chuck grassley, for instance, from iowa, he was trying to rein in the number of managers, for instance, that pharms can have. there are limits on non-family farms, how many managers they can have qualifying for subsidies, and there's a $900,000 adjusted gross income tax. if you're making above that, you can't receive subsidies. the senate bill would have limited the number of managers that family farms can have that qualify for subsidies and also reduce from $900,000 to $700,000 agi, adjusted gross income. >> the eastern and central time zones, for the mountain and pacific zones, 202-748-8001. if you work in the agriculture ind

the conference report provides much needed resources that will help farmers help farmers, and during this process, we have acted in a bipartisan fashion to fix broken government programs that have not worked as intended and left farmers with no where to turn. in upstate new york, our dairy farmers are hurting. the current dairy programs do not work and improvements to the farm bill combined with those in the pipe budget act from earlier this year will help our farmers weather the storm. we have made the dairy safety net by increasing coverage options more affordable by reducing premiums and more anticipation by bringing more incentives for those farmers to participate. we worked to protect the snap program and laid the groundwork for future congresses to make changes to incentivize and reduce the number of waivers that states can brian bring more recipients into the work force. additionally, changes like the national accuracy clearing house and minimum standards will help enhance program integrity. mr. chairman, i urge adoption of the farm bill, upstate new york and our farmers have

we have a to ensure of water for the farmers. the new water project is a crucial innovation. >> the past six years have been dry in malta and forced farmers to pump more groundwater. >> we are using less water than we used to. when you use good quality water, you need less. it takes the island sewage and reverse osmosis and produces water for agricultural use. see the border. >> the watchword is sustainability. >> it has to be done in a manner that is safe. quantity andress forget about quality. >> it doesn't demand much water. finding alternatives can help the farmers survive. we have to provide research and experimentation on methods that can be replicated by others to get the most out of this piece of farmland we've got. >> the future for its farmers things invented in the past. >> the soil might look dry, but it is doing better than the previous seasons. this land belongs to this man. thebig a worry for you is dryness and drought? we have a mediterranean climate. it is getting always worse. not actuaually cultivated anymore.

the losses to our poultry farmers was huge. to our turkey farmers. our commissioners, secretaries, and directors were working very closely with industry, with stakeholders, with congress, and with usda to try to stamp that out. but that type of economic impact, it's huge. not just on the loss of the birds and to the farmer directly, but it ripples to the entire food chain. >> if it passes under the bill, exactly how would animal health change? just because of the money involved, because of the process involved? can you give examples? >> exactly, the package includes improved ability to respond when we identify a disease outbreak. it improves our ability to identify, improves our ability to mitigate these from coming, and it has a provision for that vaccine bank, which is needed for protection of the animal, agriculture in the united states. it's a three-pronged approach. and it holistically includes a state block program which helps the states react, and we're very much looking forward to having that in the final bill. we expect it to be there. >> we

its farmers an advantage. and the human has a raft of free trade deals with africa that gives both sides free access to markets but african companies are too small to compete with dr jeff and i know you. never read government think that my dog i met them was something that much they look i want so that we would listen. and we. i think to me. the government has announced new import restrictions and says now local producers need to step up to the plate but which produces there are hardly any left. there where god. wanted to get up with my family so if you were pinned in put a chicken split in business or collapse it i don't know what i'm going to do to my family. i don't know what to do. now this might not be any good for the livelihoods of farmers like augusten but what about giving up meat altogether vegetarians like to sell themselves as the super heroes of the world they eat no meat and so have a reduced footprint but is that really true and avocado can actually do more damage to the environment than a steak

and it's a year in which britain's farmers have faced unusual weather and tough conditions. our correspondent danny savage takes a look at a challenging 12 months for the countryside in review 2018: the rural year. it was the year which had a summer to remember, long hot days basking in glorious sunshine. long before that came a few weeks of unusually severe winter weather. some remote rural communities had to be supplied by airdrops. but the pressure on farmers was immense, animal feed was in short supply for much of the year, because of the extremes of the british climate. and those extremes had alarming consequences. the roof of england caught fire and farmers acknowledged they may have to get used to new parameters if their businesses are to survive. this year has been a wake—up call, it has been extraordinary, especially the long hot summer and we should expect more of this in the future, and farmers need to adapt and be aware of this, to forward plan and make sure they won't be taken by surprise in years to come. and what a year it was, for surprises and consequences

this summer, farmers were also worried. near york, paul webster took us out into his dusty fields, where his cattle should have been eating the grass but instead, were having to be fed with bales. it was only three months ago it was too wet for this cattle to be on this land, but now i don't think we've had any significant rain for six weeks, i would think, so now we're having to feed the winter forage that we've kept back for winter, and there's going to be a shortage of straw. it could be quite an expensive winter, i've never known anything as dry as this in all my time farming. as you can see, this is an irrigated crop, it's wilting, it'sjust not growing. a few miles away, this carrot crop was taking a hammering, the vegetables were not getting big enough. the business consequences, we have less crop and we are letting our customers down and we have less income coming into the business and the longevity of that means we won't have the money to grow next year's crop unless we completely revisit our models with our custome

i am just a small farmer. we sell our products at the farmers market. we sell heirloom tomatoes and stuff like that. you take these commercial farmers. there tomatoes have got such tough skin that you can throw it a mile, and it will still stay solid. our vegetables don't have a chance. in that resell farmers. they are not producers. so that.s us it is horrible that this is what we have to put up with, trying to sell our stuff at the farmers market. people don't understand what a farm grown vegetable is supposed to look like because it is not perfect. it is not round and all this stuff. the flavor is unbelievable compared to this tough skin stuff you get from a big old farmer. they have to raise stuff because it has to be produced and stay for. -- form. it cannot be perishable. it is horrible with a small farmer has to put up with. we had to fight tooth and nail for everything we get. guest: you raise a lot of really good points. time, as been, over tendency -- take the case of tomatoes. years ago to breed tomatoes that have a thicker, tougher skin beca

farmers we re more widespread problems. farmers were worried because this was nearly the beginning of march and lambing was imminent. the problem in this weather is that the weaker lambs will freeze to death in it, and that is where most of the problem will lie, and the farmer himself getting round the sheep to find which ones are ina round the sheep to find which ones are in a corner, they don't always a aware you want. you would have to be out looking? yes. airports are warning of more delays and cancellations... by the end of the day, the severe weather was the top story in the uk. our reporter is in durham tonight. the infrastructure of the uk has taken a real battering in the last 24 hours, this is the east coast main line, there are trains coming through which are more than four hours late. right across the country there was chaos with lorries unable to gain traction and move. some places were gridlocked with that short journeys taking hours. they are still unsure, they have been there since 730 last night and no one

loves our farmers line i do. [applause] and zippy duval. where's zippy? hi, zippy, what a good name. [laughter] good job too. [applause] john heisdorfer. john -- thank you, john. jimmy music, i love that name. should be a singer with that name. probably is. kevin kester, chuck conner. chuck? any relation to chuck conner, the great actor? [laughter] no? he was pretty good. randy mooney and jim. thank you all for being here. that's a great group of people. that's a great group. [applause] and some of our, some of our great political geniuses we have with us today. do you think this was an easy one, you know? they think it was easy, but we have to take care of our farmers and ranchers, and we will take care of them. not only is it a bill, it's a great bill for them, so we're honored by it. and instrumental people, leader mitch mcconnell -- who may have the easiest job in the united states, especially around the border -- [laughter] [applause] good man. john bozeman. john? john, thank you. john hoeven. thank you, john. great. spent a lot of time together. [ap

the growth of chickens here grow more slowly than with conventional farmers. and they live longer than six weeks. long how long will this one grow up in the start up to twelve weeks by then they'll weigh this much two and a half kilos. and with that they reach their slaughter weight. the two euros fifty that the conventional farmer gets for his broiler chickens is too little for the organic farmer he sells them for nearly ten euro's a piece that's up to raising them with organic feed for twelve weeks. conventional farmer on front who go can't wait that long he says speed and efficiency are needed to meet growing demand for chicken meat he says his birds are also more economical with feed as the only consume half water can a chicken seat. on the thing so this is what your chickens eat all day long with either the think this is around four point one kilos a feed. about their health and in the end your chicken weighs this much two kilos or there's no money i'm free kilo.

the core of theissueis money to the farmers. the core of the issue is that small farmers which constitute about half of india's population, and because of bad monsoons, ifertilise a cost and bad monsoons, ifertilise a cost and bad crops, are struggling. a lot have committed suicide in large numbers. about 300,000 farmers killing themselves in the past 20 yea rs killing themselves in the past 20 years and that is why most of the government, when they come to power, they try to appease the farmer base by announcing this kind of big loan packages. this is then not going to address the crisis those farmers are facing? that isn't right. the economists believe it works two ways. first it discourages the farmers who are able to pay loans because they can hope for a waiver. and it is not a long—term solution it was more financial help is needed long—term. it was more financial help is needed long-term. thank you. even as washington and beijing fight for global trade supremacy, there has been a marked shift on line away from the west

this summer, farmers were also worried. nearyork, paulwebstertook us out into his dusty fields, where his cattle should have been eating the grass but instead, were having to be fed with bales. it was only three months ago it was too wet for this cattle to be on this land, but now i don't think we've had any significant rain for six weeks, i would think, so now we're having to feed the winter forage that we've kept back for winter, and there's going to be a shortage of straw. it could be quite an expensive winter, i've never known anything as dry as this in all my time farming. as you can see, this is an irrigated crop, it's wilting, it'sjust not growing. a few miles away, this crop was taking a hammering, the vegetables were not getting big enough. the business consequences, we have less crop and we are letting our customers down and we have less income coming into the business and the longevity of that means we won't have the money to grow next year's crop unless we completely revisit our models with our customers and our

assistance to farmers. it is one thing when jobs are outsourced. it is another when we do things ourselves in terms of our trade policy that have a negative impact on our farmers. expects of what we can to see into a new term, collin peterson, our ranking member now and you will potentially be the chairman of the committee, has a rich wealth of experience. he knows the communities. he knows the issues. he is a problem solver. what you can expect to see is a ,eturn to that bipartisan problem-solving, come together on the issues that affect the american people. i'm excited for the committee, for our country. i think his leadership is what we need at a time like this. what before we let you go, are your concerns as they currently stand about the possibility of the federal government shutting down? -- people sent us here to get things done. they want to see us get to work. likeeseen circumstances the passing of a president we understand. effect, but wen have a responsibility and a job to do. our goal is to do t

farmers and corporate farmers that we're going to end up helping the way this bill is written. so, to say the least, i'm disappointed the bill makes more subsidies available to the wealthiest farmers and many nonfarmers. and to say anything else or to say that is a severe understatement. i'm more than just a little disappointed. especially when the impact of large farmers being allowed to manipulate the system is -- young and beginning farmers face even larger hurdles. so far the bill has not won much praise outside of the washington lobby groups whose members will receive more taxpayer subsidies from a few select changes. at its core, farm policy should be a limited safety net to help farmers weather the storm of natural disasters, unpredictable commodity markets, and other unforeseen challenges. and this bill goes well beyond that limited safety net. today we have a farm bill that is intentionally written -- and i want to emphasize intentionally written -- to help the largest farmers receive unlimited subsidies from the federal government. there's no other way to characterize

keeping its farmers an advantage. and you has a raft of free trade deals with africa that gives both sides free access to markets but african companies are too small to compete dr jeff and i know you. never read government think that madonna was something that much then look out of one so that we would receive. and we. i'm out with that i think. the government has announced new import restrictions and says now local producers need to step up to the plate but which produces there are hardly any left. in there we're doing. to get up with my family so if you were pinned in political square this business or collapse it's i don't know what i'm going to do to get my family. i don't know what to do. now this might not be any good for the livelihoods of farmers like augusten but what about giving up meat altogether vegetarians like to sell themselves as the super heroes of the world they eat no meat and so have a reduced footprint but is that really true and avocado can actually do more damage to the environment than a steak

farmers were worried because this was nearly the beginning of march and lambing was imminent. the problem in this weather is that the weaker lambs will freeze to death in it, and that is where most of the problems will lie, and the farmer himself getting round the sheep to find which ones are in a corner, they don't always lamb where you want. you would have to be out looking? yes. airports are warning of more delays and cancellations... by the end of the day, the severe weather was the top story in the uk. 0ur reporter is in durham tonight. the infrastructure of the uk has taken a real battering in the last 24 hours, this is the east coast main line, there are trains coming through which are more than four hours late. right across the country there was chaos with lorries unable to gain traction and move. some places were gridlocked with shortjourneys taking hours. they're still on shift, they have been there since 730 last night and no one can get in. we should have stayed home, really, but someone has got to keep the world running. the following day the weather front which h

and i am delighted to work on behalf of the farmers and ranchers. i am delighted to work for you, mr. president, because you understand their heart. and this bill goes a long way. thank you, folks, for passing a great bill. we're going to do our best to implement that bill as you've intended. thank you and god bless you. >> thank you, sonny. so now it's my great honor to sign the 2018 farm bill, very, very special, important piece of legislation. thank you, mitch. very good. great job. thank you. thank you all. thank you all very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> at noon eastern the youth that will be in and we expect they will take up the

it giving its farmers an advantage. and you has a raft of free trade deals with africa that gives both sides free access to markets but african companies are too small to compete. directly i. cover that government big government don't let them do something that much then look out of one so that we would receive them and we. now would that be. the government has announced new import restrictions and says now local producers need to step up to the plate but which produces there are hardly any list. there we're doing and then we wanted to get up with my family so if you were a pin in what a chicken a square does business or collapse it's i don't know what i'm going to do to get my family. to know what to do. now this might not be any good for the livelihoods of farmers like augusten but what about giving up meat altogether vegetarians like to sell themselves as the super heroes of the world they eat no meat and so have a reduced footprint but is that really true and avocado can actually do more damage to the environment th

giving its farmers an advantage. and the e.u. has a raft of free trade deals with africa that gives both sides free access to markets but african companies are too small to compete with the judges i. gotta read government they got my dog i met them was something that much. look i want so that we would listen. and we. and i'm now with that i think. the government has announced new import restrictions and says now local producers need to step up to the plate but which produces there are hardly any list. there we're. going to get up to my family so if you were a pin in particular split this business or collapse it's i don't know what i'm going to do to get my family. i don't know what to do. now this might not be any good for the livelihoods of farmers like augusten but what about giving up meat altogether vegetarians like to sell themselves as the super heroes of the world they eat no meat and so have a reduced footprint but is that really true and avocado can actually do more damage to the environment than a steak env

these are small loan farmers who have ta ken loa ns these are small loan farmers who have taken loans for about $a00 or $500 and that is to tide over bad monsoon crop failure and higher cost of fertilisers and pesticides, they are not able to pay it back, and if these loans are waived, then those farmers who are able to pay back these loans, they will be different and advised from doing so in the long run. instead, economist steel this money should be dumped in making the infrastructure and the agriculture sector much better and ensuring there are smooth supply chain and better prices given to the farmers for their crops. in india, there is an issue of farmers committing suicide because of financial distress. there have been at least 3000 farmers committing suicide in the last 20 years and we have been government after government trained to give low waivers to appease these farmers and asking them not to pay back, which economists feel is not a good move. we should move on. thank you for telling us a very interesting story. it's a squeeze in other news the chronicles of four count of

but the pressure on farmers was immense. animalfeed was in short supply for much of the year because of the extremes of the british climate. and those extremes had alarming consequences. the roof of england caught fire and farmers acknowledged they may have to get used to new parameters if their businesses are to survive. this year has been a wake—up call, it has been extraordinary, especially the long, hot summer and we should expect more of this in the future, and farmers need to adapt and be aware of this, to forward plan and make sure they won't be taken by surprise in years to come. and what a year it was, for surprises and consequences, linked to our climate. winter 2018 did not get going until the end of february. it was high ground which was affected first. in north yorkshire, traffic struggled on the hills but it did not seem like a big deal, as everybody did their bit to keep going. but a second day of snowfall hitting lower, more populated areas started to cause more widespread problems. farmers were worried bec

but many farmers flout the regulations. rattapat: when the rainy season begins, feed corn will be planted here again. before that, they'll burn the grass. everything here will be up in flames. florian: the resulting ash functions as a fertilizer. but the fires have a a disasous imimpact on the e environment. rattapat: the fires happen once a year. smaller plants and animals don't survive. itas a devevtating effffect on biodiverersity. but the worst thing is thehemog that hangsgs in the air for r . florian: no matter where he goesrattapatat srichankladad's workshops are well attdeded. fafarmercan tatakeart for r ee. rattapat: imagine what this would look like if there were green forests around us. florian: germany's environment ministry prorovides half a milln euros in f funding to the workshops. environmental group wwf is the project's locacal partrtner. ply: we are cocompeting with te industrirializedapititalissystsm that is not sustainable. our solution is involving a lot of effortsts, a lot of awarene, a lot of actions t

farmers are finding water at the bottom of their wells, despite the poor rains this year. the famine of 1984 struck the people of this valley very hard. many migrated, many died. now the people arere returning. the village chairman, gabre giday, remembers well how life used to be. >> [speaking in foreign language] ten years ago i'd say,y, even five years ago, i'll tell you what the situation was: it was absolutely terrrrible. the sun, the drdrought, the win, it was all dry like the desert. there was a a refugee program fr our village, so we e had a choi, leave the valley or do something. >> with government support, they applied the same principips asas the chchinese: setting land aside for natural vegetation to return. in the ravines, they built small dams which are now fed by underground springs. andd like professor legesse's sstream, raiain that fell weeks ago nonow slowly seeps throuough the subsoil, replenishing the supply of water. >> [speaking in foreign language] the eroded land has become fertile,, it's changed f for the better. in the drdrought, our fruit trees dr

winter is coming and the farmers of a small village. just forty kilometers from new delhi are busy planting new crops. at the end of the paddy harvest every year farmers in the northern states of job often burn the crops that is left behind. by hand it would around eight to ten. and they would be higher labor costs are. the process is very time consuming. twenty million tons of agricultural waste is burnt during this period causing a severe of equality in the region. the hardest hit india's capital city. in recent years air pollution has reached alarming levels. while regular emissions and industrial pollution also contribute to delhi's poor quality stubble burning remains a private course. public health experts even claim that breathing in the open air in delhi equals smoking twenty cigarettes a day almost one point five million people in india die every year because of pollution. when we were going in this way but if they can program and reverse our ring of. our eyes or become very watery there were problems in our building and there

we are interact with farmers from somewhere or. similar. and all of them saying the same thing if there will be. they will do it because they really need to understand they're born in their fields and there's more forced them and their children and then a tree just to. them more than they are. going to solution out of it. the farmers will now be able to convert their agro waste into a commercial product and korea labs is working on another innovation to decentralize operations and manufacturing and put the onus on farmers to recycle the crop arrestee. our model is basically they will sell this machine will sell the small pile of manufacturing to aren't interested on the bin it was so there are people who have million dollars skill farms and they're willing enough to spend money so that there's a small part of manufacturing which will provide to them and whatever flowed out of that by distraught will buy it back so we will give them the market guarantee their whatever floats you produce will get it back and they will make sure that whatever

the struggle of farmers impulse time is very similar to struggles of farmers everywhere who are being told their old ways their traditional ways are primitive are uncivilized that they are not feeding the world which is a big lie the sun coming behind his back to me you becoming. bread has become basically like eating spoons of sugar and it doesn't taste like bread anymore. i laugh. most people feel that day and i say i'm not going to come home for the record food ahead of the. bottle call i know could help build that that but i have a habit about our planning but any of this low sugar. allo sell it to me oh yes this is going to be atlanta would really be to go and cut their rule. in order for the for not going to be all. from annapolis and figure i mean what more can with a not only in this thread fi movies that are in the made here and would have been a d. you have a then finesse it's been a modern method and all but then on is that i feel have been haiti in have be saw that in am accepted would have been a d.m. well figured i know enough about but not annoying i need to know ugh my

it does not at all cover all of the commodities or all of the farmers in need of help. it was $12 billion the first time around. we are now at 250 billion only with china on tariffs china has imposed 160 billion on us. don't forget there's also retaliatory terrorist from mexico and canada for stealing tariffs they imposed. those hit u.s. farmers it's not really proportional if you look at the amounts how far as being hit. 2019 is going to be really interesting and important for new trade deals to be cut because usmca religious updated nafta. what really needs to happen is happening. something with the eu, something with japan and that is what the administration is working on. .ost: mike is been waiting in independent, good morning. caravani have my own i've been waiting to observe the one of all the american workers that want to go to texas and california and get on their hands and knees and pick strawberries. i want to ask your guest if there is any -- is there any evidence of americans taking the jobs in agriculture on account of all the undocumented being scared away

we are in touch with farmers from somewhere or. similar to the ana and all of them say the same thing if they will be compensated they will do it because we need to understand that they burn it in their fields and the smoke flows affects them and their children and then intrigue just totally the more than they are desperate to get the solution out of it. the farmers will now be able to convert the agra waste into a commercial product. and korea lab is working on another innovation to decentralize operations and manufacturing and put the onus on farmers to recycle the crop rescue . our model is basically they will sell this machine will sell the small pulp manufacturing to aren't interested on the panels so there are people who have medium to large scale farms and they're willing enough to spend money. so that there's a small part of manufacturing which will provide to them and whatever flowed out of the palace for will buy it back so we will give them the market guarantee that whatever floats your produce will get it back and they

farmers? >> it's a short-term solution and also -- it doesn't mitigate the long-term harm of market disruption. people think, the minute a tariff's over, pop right back in. people who's need your product moving on, stephanie. right? moosh on to brazil or other places that are competitors of ours. it's not like these payouts help the long-term disruption to the markets. but what happened in argentina is a good thing, to push back these tariffs. trade with china has been a prosperity builder for this nation. products are cheaper for american consumers. american businesses had no markets. seen great disruptions with the trade wars that are happening's we hope they're on the down slide. what happened in argentina is a good thing, but what you see with the payouts, it's a symptom of a bad policy. >> here's what sticks out to me. it wasn't like farmers were doing a-okay before. many are farmers hit by this have been supportive of the president. i want to share our league vaughn hillyard on the road

in kenya many farmers are rural farmers and they make enough to survive but they don't have enough for education, housing or savings. joining me is the ceo of kick start international. citi's a sponsor of the global 100. dr. fischer, welcome. >> thank you very much. >> tell us a little bit about what you're doing in africa. >> kick start is a nonprofit social enterprise. it's based on the understanding that the number one need of a poor person in the world is one thing, a way to make a lot more money. the mission of kick start has enabled people to make a lot more money. 80% of the poor in africa are poor farmers. they're scratching out an existence on a little part of a piece of land to survive. the best way for millions of them to make more money is to move from rain fed farming to irrigated farming. they all plant at the same time, harvest at the same time. they can't sell to their neighbors. there's very few middlemen. they get very low prices. 40% of that crop rots in the field before it's eaten or sold. then a few months later in the dry season there's no food. 30% of africans ar

leaving the farmer we follow the new road. we drive deeper into the heart of gum bella and reach ethiopia's largest national park the park covers over five thousand square kilometers stretching all the way to solve sudan and is the habitat of many endangered species. this enormous area is also home to indigenous people living off of small farming fishing and hunting the dream means to expand this park to sit done to selves have done to me in this park the second to the seven getting park. i think there now. this is a dumbbell a region. there is a national park in the middle here. the area east full of many species while earning money and there is a pleasure that. investors coming to come to be given land so are awarded now nt to do that demarcation quickly as soon as possible so that the then visitors can not be a locate it in the center of the park so this is what we are doing but who knows the pressure come from the federal i were playing maybe we can we don't know but the seed we are trying our best. this is where we have n

our dairy farmers, this bill helps all types of farms, all sizes of farms, and farmers in every region of the country. in order to cultivate the next generation of agriculture, we made permanent investments to support veterans, socially advantaged and beginning farmers, and we expand agricultural market opportunities so that our farmers can make a living. historic investments in organic farming help producers tap into one of the fastest growing sectors of agriculture. new permanent support for international trade promotion will help our farmers sell their products abroad. and streamlined permanent investments for farmers, market, food hubs, local food processing will help our farmers sell to their neighbors. while we know the farm bill supports our farmers, it also supports our families. we protected access to food access, noted the partisan changes that would take away food from those who need the most while still improve access to healthy food and improving program integrity. i hope that the administration takes note of this and does not try to push forward with regulations that conf

we are in touch with farmers from somewhere or. similar. and all of them say the same thing if they will be compensated they will do it because they really need to understand that they were born in their fields and this forced them and their children and then a tree just to billy for more then as they are desperate to get a solution out of it. the farmers will now be able to convert the agro waste into a commercial product. and create our labs is working on another innovation to decentralize operations and manufacturing and put the onus on farmers to recycle the crop arrestees. machine will sell those small manufacturing owners who aren't interested on the panels so there are people who have medium to large scale farms and they are willing to spend money. which will provide to them and whatever they produce out of that will buy back so we will give them the market guarantee that whatever you produce will get it back and they will make sure that whatever they have in their field as well as they have in the fields or small farmers the process

american wheat farmers are about to take significant hits since australia and canadian wheat farmers, the biggest competitors in the japanese market are about to get preferential access over american wheat farmers. and i should note america was a pretty big proponent of the high standard comprehensive rules that it now has and in my view it is terribly unfortunate are ranchers and farmers will not see the benefits so the us wheat and national association of wheat growers said after japan ratified tpp 11 if nothing changes before the schedule is fully implemented us wheat farmers and the grain trade will essentially be writing a 550 million-dollar check every year to their australian and canadian competitors. some of the tariffs to go to zero immediately 11 days from now while others will be eliminated or reduced over a number of years for example japan will eliminate all tariffs it will go to zero on 32 percent of agriculture immediately 9 percent will still have some tariffs but at a preferential rate the remaining 59 percent will be eliminated over 20 year years. i should note that

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farmers are always exploring new ways to go the perfect vegetable. and they're always underestimated in the world as these peasants who don't know much but in fact not only are they feeding us but they are also teaching us so much about how we can survive in the future so it's important to keep these seeds alive because receive are the result of this artistic and scientific endeavor that our farmers embarked on ten thousand years ago. this beautiful house that belonged to an old family of best.

he is still battling with farmers insurance to rebuild. >> we are in the hole over 700,000. we were not even covered 50% with with the insurance. >> reporter: in late 2015, he used farmers own estimator tool to come up with a replacement value of $661,000. after the fire, farmers sent an appraiser to the property, who determined the rebuild would really cost more than $1.3 million. according to those who add indicate for policyholders, bob albo and his family are not a loin when it comes to dealing with their insurance companies after a total loss. >> don't deceive us. don't let us think we are assured to value is and then find out in your darkest time that we're not. >> reporter: amy bock is the director of a san francisco organization called nighted policyholders. >> it sounds like this homeowner has very good evidence on his side that he did everything right and that farmers needs to make good on their promises to him. >> reporter: albo said farmers will kick in 25% above the t the actual rebuild cost. abc 7 news contacted a spokesman for farmers, who told us only that th

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