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Unidentified Speaker, -
HE IS THE CHAIR OF THE STATISTICS BOARD. WHAT DOES YOUR BOARD GUEST: DO -- WHAT IS YOUR BOAT OR DO? GUEST: WE LOOK AT THE NUMBERS. 500 DIFFERENT AGRICULTURAL...
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GUEST, -
SURE THOSE NUMBERS THAT COME OUT ARE ACCURATE AND READY FOR PUBLIC USE. HOST: WHO GUEST: USES: PRODUCERS, -- WHO USES THEM? GUEST:
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HOST: WHO GUEST: USES, -
FARMERS, RANCHERS, EVERYONE INVOLVED IN AGRICULTURE. HOST: OUR OTHER GUEST IS JERRY HAGSTROM -- HE
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| 00:00:56 |
GUEST, -
HAS BEEN COVERING AMERICAN FARMING. HE IS A
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| 00:01:00 |
HOST, -
COLUMNIST ON THIS SUBJECT AND ALSO HAS HIS OWN NEWSLETTER ON THIS. HE IS THE FOUNDER AND THE EXECUTIVE EDITOR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WOULD YOU TELL...
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| 00:01:24 |
GUEST, -
AND HOPE TO HAVE A MARKUP SESSION WITHIN A FEW WEEKS. THEY WANT TO PUT A BILL BEFORE THE SENATE. AND WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO IS WORK OUT A NEW POLICY, SPENDING...
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| 00:02:01 |
HOST, -
30 THE FACTORS DRIVING IT. THESE DIRECT PAYMENTS THAT WERE PUT IN -- THERE ARE TWO FACTORS DRIVING IT. THESE DIRECT PAYMENTS WERE
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| 00:02:10 |
GUEST, -
PUT IN AT A TIME WHEN THE GOVERNMENT WAS GOING TO GET OUT OF AGRICULTURE. OF COURSE, AGRICULTURE ALWAYS GOES UP AND DOWNS OF THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT...
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| 00:02:55 |
HOST, -
GUEST:
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GUEST, -
IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU
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HOST, -
INCLUDE. BETWEEN $100.-1863462912 DOLLARS. --
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| 00:03:07 |
GUEST, -
BETWEEN $100,000,000,000.- 1866514670 DOLLARS. HOST:-- BETWEEN $100 BILLION AND $200 BILLION. HOST: THE NUMBERS ARE ON THE SCREEN. YOU CAN E-MAIL US...
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| 00:03:39 |
HOST, -
LET US START WITH A LOOK AT WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE NUMBER OF FARMS IN THE U.S. OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS. LOOKS LIKE OVERALL, AFTER A DIP IN THE MID PART...
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| 00:04:00 |
GUEST, -
SAW A BUMP IN FARM NUMBERS. THAT WAS A CAUSE WE HAVE INCLUDED HORSE FARMS OF -- THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE INCLUDED HORSE FARMS. THERE IS A CHANGE THAT...
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| 00:04:32 |
HOST, -
CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY-BASED
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| 00:04:34 |
GUEST, -
ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE SMALLER MINORITY PRODUCERS WERE INCLUDED. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD A VERY INCLUSIVE CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE...
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| 00:04:55 |
HOST, -
U.S. FROM 1960 WHEN THE NUMBERS WERE 4 MILLION TO 2011, 2.1 MILLION. SIGNIFICANT GUEST: CHANGES HAPPENED DURING THAT DECADE. WE HAD A STRONG MIGRATION...
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| 00:05:36 |
HOST, -
ONE OF THE BIG DRIVERS WOULD BE TECHNOLOGICAL EFFICIENCY. FARM EQUIPMENT GETS BIGGER AND IT IS EASIER TO
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| 00:05:43 |
GUEST, -
PRODUCE MORE WITH A BIGGER TRACTORS, THE BIGGER HARVESTING EQUIPMENT. PEOPLE OPERATE ON BIGGER ACREAGE IS. ALSO, THE MARGINS FOR FARMING ARE ALWAYS LOW....
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| 00:06:30 |
HOST, -
THAT IS A SUBJECT OF DEBATE. THE
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| 00:06:33 |
GUEST, -
NUMBER IN THE 1930'S WAS MUCH LARGER AND THERE ARE CRITICS OF FARM POLICY TO SAY
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| 00:06:39 |
GUEST, -
THAT THE BIGGER FARMERS TO GET MORE SUBSIDIES USE THAT MONEY TO BUILD BIGGER OPERATIONS, EITHER BUYING MORE LAND OR BEING ABLE TO BUY BIGGER EQUIPMENT....
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| 00:06:59 |
HOST, -
THEIR TEETH OF STORIES YOU WANT TO LOOK AT. YOU HAVE A LOT OF SMALL OPERATIONS -- DERICK TWO STORIES YOU
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| 00:07:05 |
HOST, -
WANT TO LOOK AT. YOU HAVE A LOT OF SMALL OPERATIONS. 84% OF THE FARMS ONLY PRODUCE 7% OF THE SALES. THE OPERATIONS FROM 100,000 TO 500,000 AND ABOVE,...
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| 00:07:36 |
HOST, -
FARMERS RISING UP? IS THAT A FAIR OBSERVATION? GUEST: YES. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE TOO FAR. FARMING IS SOMETHING
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| 00:07:51 |
GUEST, -
PEOPLE LOVE TO DO. -- THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO LOVE TO FORM. FARMING IS SOMETHING PEOPLE LOVE TO DO. PEOPLE DO IT AFTER THEY RETIRE. THEY CONTRIBUTE...
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| 00:08:35 |
HOST, -
ONLY 0.8% OF THE SALES. GUEST: I SEE IS MORE OF A LIFESTYLE CHOICE. PEOPLE WILL RETIRE -- IT IS MORE OF LIFESTYLE TO HIS. PEOPLE WILL RETIRE IN THEY...
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| 00:08:51 |
GUEST, -
AND THEY HAVE CAPITAL. THIS IS PART OF A LIFESTYLE THEY HAVE CHOSEN. HOST: YOU CANNOT LIVE ON $10,000 OR LESS. THAT IS SUPPLEMENTING OTHER INCOME. LET...
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| 00:09:07 |
HOST, -
WITH BARBARA IN WASHINGTON. GOOD MORNING. YOU ARE ON THE AIR. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR C-SPAN. I'M CALLING TO MIX THE LAST SPEAKER. MY FAMILY
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| 00:09:19 |
CALLER, -
HAS AN 80-ACRE FARM IN NEBRASKA. WE ARE ONLY ABOUT 50 MILES AWAY FROM THE PROPOSED XLV PIPELINE. THAT IS WORRYING US SICK. I WAS WONDERING IF YOUR ORGANIZATION...
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| 00:10:02 |
HOST, -
GUEST: OUR ROLE IS TO PROVIDE THE BASIC STATISTICAL INFORMATIONS ABOUT AGRICULTURE. FOR THE POLICY MAKERS TO HAVE THIS
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| 00:10:12 |
GUEST, -
INFORMATION TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. HOST: NO? YOU HAVE BEEN COVERING IT, I AM SURE. GUEST:
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| 00:10:20 |
HOST, -
I HAVE BEEN COMING TO A DEGREE. THE ADMINISTRATION HAS TAKEN A POSITION THAT THEY HAVE TO DO ANOTHER ASSESSMENT OF THIS PIPELINE. AS IN
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| 00:10:30 |
GUEST, -
AGRICULTURE REPORTER, I WOULD SAY THAT I AM VERY SURPRISED AT THE INCREASING CONFLICT IN RURAL AMERICA OVER ENERGY AND AGRICULTURE. IN THE PAST, PEOPLE...
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| 00:11:01 |
HOST, -
MORNING. A COUPLE OF COMMENTS -- I FARM LARGE,
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| 00:11:08 |
CALLER, -
AND BUT WITH NO HELP. MY SONS HELP A LITTLE BIT. WE NEVER ASKED FOR THESE PROGRAMS, LIKE A CROP INSURANCE? THAT WAS FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANIES. WE DO...
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| 00:11:50 |
HOST, -
1,200 ACRES EACH. WE HAVE BEEN HERE 170 YEARS.
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| 00:11:54 |
CALLER, -
I SPEND THOUSANDS ON CONSERVATION PRACTICES. HOST: CAN YOU GIVE US A SENSE OF WHAT YOUR GROSS REVENUES ARE? CALLER: EXPENSES ARE $500,000.
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| 00:12:09 |
HOST, -
THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN DOING GOOD BECAUSE WE HAVE
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| 00:12:15 |
CALLER, -
CONTRACTED. WE ARE DOING GREAT. HOST: THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR CALL. WE WILL LOOK AT CORN PRODUCTION OVER ALL.
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| 00:12:30 |
HOST, -
HE TALKS ABOUT ETHANOL AS ONE WAY TO IMPROVE PROFIT. GUEST: YES, I WOULD SAY ETHANOL HAS IMPROVED PROFITS FOR FARMERS. BUT IN TERMS OF HIS STATEMENT
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| 00:12:45 |
GUEST, -
THAT THE FARMERS NEVER ASKED FOR CROP INSURANCE OR THESE OTHER SUBSIDY PROGRAMS, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT I AND DO NOT FIND THAT TO BE THE CASE. IF YOU...
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| 00:13:25 |
HOST, -
WE HAVE SEEN A FAIRLY STEADY DECLINE UNTIL YOU MOVE DOWN TO 2007 AND BEYOND WHERE WE HAVE SEEN A STABILIZATION
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| 00:13:34 |
GUEST, -
OF THOSE NUMBERS. CONTENT TO 970 MILLION ACRES FOR THIS PAST YEAR. -- DOWN TO 500 MILLION ACRES FOR THE PAST YEAR. THAT IS A VERY LARGE PERCENTAGE OF...
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| 00:14:22 |
HOST, -
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT -- GUEST: WHEN YOU SEE THE AMOUNT OF LAND THAT IS STAYING IN FARMING, I WOULD SAY THE CRISIS IN 2008 AND CONTINUING
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| 00:14:32 |
GUEST, -
PROBLEMS IN THE HOUSING MARKET ARE THE REASON FOR THAT. THOSE OF US WHO ARE WATCHING AGRICULTURE ARE WONDERING NOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AS THE ECONOMY...
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| 00:15:09 |
HOST, -
CALLER: GOOD MORNING. OUR FAMILY HERE IN DETROIT AND TEXAS, WE OWN A
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| 00:15:16 |
CALLER, -
SMALL FARM. IT IS WEST OF MINNEAPOLIS. IT IS IN MINNESOTA. IT IS 160 ACRES. THE OPERATOR HAS BEEN THERE FOR 25 YEARS. HE HAS BEEN OPERATING THAT WAY AND...
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| 00:16:40 |
HOST, -
KEEP THE TREND LINE OF AVERAGE VALUATION OF FARMLAND SO WE CAN SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING? GUEST: WE HAVE AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE VALUE OF CROPLAND AND ALL...
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| 00:16:53 |
GUEST, -
EVEN SINCE 2008? GUEST: YES. GUEST: SPEAKING
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| 00:17:00 |
HOST, -
OF 2008, ONE OF THE INCREDIBLE THINGS ABOUT
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| 00:17:02 |
GUEST, -
AGRICULTURE HAS BEEN THAT WHILE THE REST OF THE ECONOMY HAS BEEN IN TERRIBLE
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| 00:17:07 |
GUEST, -
TROUBLE, AGRICULTURE HAS BEEN DOING WELL. THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE CONTINUED DEMAND FROM CHINA AND INDIA AND INDONESIA AND OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES FOR FOOD....
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| 00:17:38 |
HOST, -
BOUTIQUE FARM. THERE IS
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| 00:17:44 |
CALLER, -
NO HELP WITH THE TEXAS OR IMPLEMENTS AND SEED AND STUFF FOR THE SMALL BOUTIQUE FOARMER. THEY SAY YOU DO NOT MAKING UP FOR PRODUCING UP. WE CANNOT EVEN...
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| 00:18:29 |
HOST, -
CROP. HOST:
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| 00:18:32 |
GUEST, -
WHY DO YOU STAY IN THIS BUSINESS? GUEST: I LOVE IT. I HAVE DONE IT FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
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| 00:18:39 |
HOST, -
HOST: THANK YOU FOR YOUR CALL.
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| 00:18:42 |
GUEST, -
GUEST: THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS SOMETHING CALLED THE KNOW YOUR FORMER KNOW YOUR FOOD
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| 00:18:48 |
HOST, -
INITIATIVE. THEY HAVE BEEN HELPING
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| 00:18:52 |
GUEST, -
FARMERS DURING COURAGE FARMERS MARKETS. HE IS RIGHT. IN TERMS OF THE TAXES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, I AM AFRAID THOSE ARE JUST THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS....
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| 00:19:11 |
HOST, -
A U.S. MAP AND A DARK REDDISH AREAS TELL US WHAT? GUEST: THE AREAS WHERE YOU HAVE SIGNIFICANT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. THE UPPER-MIDWEST, THE HEARTLAND...
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| 00:19:24 |
GUEST, -
U.S. ARE THE VERY HEAVY LIVESTOCK AND GRAIN PRODUCING AREAS THAT REALLY SHOW IMPORTANT IN AGRICULTURE. IF YOU LOOK OUT WEST IN CALIFORNIA, FRUIT AND...
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| 00:20:10 |
HOST, -
PRETTY ACCURATE TODAY IF YOU LAY A MAP ON TOP OF IT. HOST:
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| 00:20:14 |
GUEST, -
IF WE HAVE LOOKED 50 YEARS AGO? GUEST: IF YOU LOOK 50 YEARS AGO, YOU'D SEE MAJOR CORN PRODUCTION IN THE
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| 00:20:23 |
HOST, -
MIDWEST, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION FOR HOGS.
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| 00:20:27 |
GUEST, -
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTION IN CALIFORNIA, LARGEST STATE TO PRODUCE AGRICULTURE. HOST: OUR NEXT CALL IS FROM CONNECTICUT. HELLO FRANK. CALLER: PART...
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| 00:20:46 |
HOST, -
THIS HAS GOTTEN WAY TOO LARGE. THAT
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| 00:20:50 |
CALLER, -
IS WHY WE HAVE ALL OF THE SALMONELLA OUTBREAKS AND ALL THIS OTHER BALONEY THAT IS HAPPENING WITH OUR FOOD AND NOW WE HEAR ABOUT THE PIG SLIME THAT SOMEONE...
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| 00:22:02 |
HOST, -
REALLY, MEAT INSPECTION IS
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| 00:22:05 |
GUEST, -
VERY WELL DONE IN THE COUNTRY. THERE ARE LOTS OF PROBLEMS -- THESE PROBLEMS HAVE TO DO WITH THE NON-MEAT PRODUCTS BECAUSE THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION...
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| 00:22:33 |
HOST, -
WHAT ELSE SHOULD WE KNOW ABOUT GUEST:: THIS IS 20 -- WHAT ELSE SHOULD WE KNOW ABOUT THIS? GUEST: THIS IS 2010 DATA.
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| 00:22:46 |
GUEST:, -
ONE THING YOU MIGHT MENTION OR NOTICE,
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| 00:22:51 |
GUEST, -
THOUGH LESS GRAPHIC TALKED ABOUT THE MOST IMPORTANT STATES. CALIFORNIA STICKS OUT WITH GREAT SAND. . TEXAS WITH CATTLE. IOWA WITH CORD. -- CORN. THIS...
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| 00:23:23 |
HOST, -
OF THE SUBSIDIES GO TO CROP FARMERS. THAT IS CORN, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, COTTON,
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| 00:23:28 |
GUEST, -
ETC. THE OTHER KINDS OF PRODUCTS GET DIFFERENT TIMES OF HELP. -- TYPES OF HELP. WITH THE CATTLE AND THE MEAT, THE GOVERNMENT PAYS FOR MEAT INSPECTION....
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| 00:24:08 |
HOST, -
TALKING ABOUT AMERICAN AGRICULTURE. IT IS ON OUR TABLE EVERY MORNING. IT IS AN IMPORTANT PRODUCT IN THE U.S. AND AN IMPORT AND EXPORT FOR OUR ECONOMY....
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| 00:24:41 |
CALLER, -
FARMS -- THESE COMPANIES ARE GOING TO CONTRACT FARMS. WE HAVE SEVEN COMPANY FARMS LEFT. WE HAVE ABOUT A CONTRACT FARMS THAT ARE UP FOR SALE THAT NOBODY...
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| 00:25:26 |
HOST, -
BEEN THEIR TWO YEARS. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ON THE VERGE OF OTHER -- OF SELLING THEM ALL OFF. COMPANIES DO
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| 00:25:32 |
CALLER, -
NOT WANT TO BOTHER WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE. HOST: THANK YOU. GUEST: THE POULTRY BUSINESS HAS BEEN TROUBLED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF...
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| 00:25:43 |
HOST, -
BY INCREASED COMPETITION FROM
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| 00:25:46 |
GUEST, -
BRAZIL AND INCREASE FEED COSTS. THE -- RUSSIA WANTS TO DEVELOP ITS OWN INDUSTRY. THERE IS A PROBLEM AT THE TOP LEVEL. THE ISSUE OF CONTRACT FARMING AND...
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| 00:26:33 |
HOST, -
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| 00:26:36 |
CALLER, -
I HAVE WONDERED TWO QUESTIONS. A WOMAN CALLED IN EARLIER ABOUT THE PIPELINE GOING ACROSS NEBRASKA AND WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE WATER. MY QUESTION IS, HOW...
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| 00:27:18 |
GUEST, -
I CANNOT COME TO THE CONCLUSION ABOUT THIS. THE CRITICS OF ETHANOL, WHO OFTEN INCLUDE THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD RATHER USETHE CORN FOR FEED OR RATHER THERE...
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| 00:27:53 |
HOST, -
ARE YOU ABLE TO CAPTURE THIS FOR PEOPLE WHO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD? GUEST: THEY HAVE TO SELL $1,000 WORTH OF AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS. HOME CONSUMPTION IS NOT...
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| 00:28:15 |
GUEST, -
DO YOU KNOW IF THERE IS A TREND? GUEST: THERE IS. PART OF ITS HAS BEEN MODIFIED --
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| 00:28:23 |
HOST, -
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| 00:28:25 |
GUEST, -
MOTIVATED BY A MICHELLE OBAMA'S WHITE HOUSE KITCHEN GARDEN. THE SALES OF GARDEN SEEDS HAVE GONE UP IN THIS ERA. WHEN MISSES OBAMA PLANT A GARDEN, SHE...
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| 00:29:09 |
HOST, -
TO COMMENT ON A QUESTION ABOUT WARREN BUFFETT SAYING HE WOULD RATHER HAVE LAND OF THEM GOLD. CONCERNING THAT SMELL
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| 00:29:16 |
CALLER, -
OUT THERE WHERE THEY CUT THE WATER OFF TO THE FARMERS TO RUN THEM OFF THEIR LANDS, THAT WOULD THE PRIME SOLAR PANEL PLANS -- LAND. WOULD THERE BE ANY...
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| 00:29:50 |
GUEST, -
OF KICK BACK. HOST: WE HAVE A CHART HERE THAT LOOKS AT THE U.S. CATTLE INVENTORY. THIS IS OVER 1952 TO CURRENT TIMES. GUEST:
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| 00:30:01 |
HOST, -
WHAT IS: THAT IS AN INTERESTING -- WHAT IS HAPPENING? GUEST: WE ARE AT A 50-YEAR LOW. 91 MILLION HEADS OF CATTLE.
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| 00:30:10 |
GUEST, -
THESE PEAKS
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| 00:30:15 |
GUEST, -
AND VALLEYS ON THE CHARTS DEMONSTRATE THE CATTLE CYCLE. GENERALLY, LOOKING ACROSS 1950 AND ABOVE, WE HAD TENURE CATTLE CYCLES WHERE IT TOOK ABOUT 10 ...
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| 00:31:10 |
HOST, -
THOSE NUMBERS REFLECTED IN GUEST: THIS YES. -- ARE THOSE NUMBERS REFLECTED IN DAYS? GUEST: CORN PRICES
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| 00:31:20 |
GUEST, -
ARE VERY HIGH. MORE INPUT COST FOR THE CATTLE PRODUCERS SO THAT IS REALLY SPURRING THIS TREND. HOST:
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| 00:31:27 |
GUEST, -
PEOPLE ARE EATING LESS BEEF? GUEST: I DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH DEBT IS AFFECTED BY THIS, BUT
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| 00:31:36 |
HOST, -
PEOPLE ARE EATING LESS BEEF. THEY ARE BECOMING MORE DIET CONSCIOUS. HOST:
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| 00:31:40 |
GUEST, -
IS THAT AN INTERNATIONAL OR DOMESTIC TRENT? GUEST: I WOULD BET THAT CONSUMPTION IS GROWING. I WOULD SAY WOULD
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| 00:31:49 |
HOST, -
BE A TREND IN THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. HOST:
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| 00:31:54 |
GUEST, -
WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS SLIDE? MARCH 30, PROSPECTIVE PLANTING REPORT. FARMERS ARE WAITING FOR THIS.
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| 00:32:03 |
HOST, -
GUEST: THIS IS AN IMPORTANT REPORT THAT IS COMING OUT ON MARCH 30. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THE FARMERS AND RANCHERS CORPORATE
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| 00:32:12 |
GUEST, -
DISSIPATING IN THIS SURVEY. WE ARE GOING TO CONTACT OVER 85,000 PRODUCERS. THIS IS THE FIRST LOOK AT CROP PROSPECTS FOR THE NEXT YEAR. THE INDUSTRY WILL...
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| 00:32:59 |
HOST, -
I T WAS A GREAT PLAY ON THE MARCH MADNESS IN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. GUEST: THAT IS TRUE. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE GAY POINT THAT OTHER THAN THE FOOD INSPECTIONS,
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| 00:33:14 |
GUEST, -
I THINK THAT THIS COLLECTION OF DATA, WHICH INCLUDES THE U.S. AS WELL AS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK THAT USDA DOES. THE...
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| 00:33:42 |
HOST, -
A CRITZ FROM THE LAST DECADE. CORN IIS UP. SOYBEANS DIPPED IN 2006, BUT NOW THEY UP. WHAT IS HAPPENING TO WEEK -- WHEAT? GUEST: THE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE...
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| 00:34:08 |
GUEST, -
PRODUCERS IN NORTH DAKOTA AND THOSE AREAS WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THEIRWHEAT IN, -- WHEAT IN. WEATHER AND PRICE OF THE DETERMINING FACTORS. THE WEATHER...
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| 00:34:34 |
HOST, -
GUEST: IF IT GOES UP, THE PRICE OF FLOUR GOES UP. THE PRICE OF BREAD, ONE OF THE MOST BASIC OF FOODS, THOSE UP, AS WELL. HOST:
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| 00:34:44 |
GUEST, -
BUSHELS PER ACRE, CROP YIELDS. 1936 YEAR PRESENT TIME FOR THE THREE COMMODITIES. CORN IS THE BLUE ONE. LOOKIT
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| 00:34:55 |
HOST, -
THAT CATASTROPHIC -- HUGE RISE. SOYBEANS AND WHEAT RISING, BUT MORE CONSISTENTLY. IS THIS ANOTHER SUBSIDY? GUEST: NO. WITH THE CORN YIELD GOING UP, THAT...
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| 00:35:14 |
GUEST, -
RESEARCH. BASIC RESEARCH ON CORN IMPROVEMENTS AND ALSO THE BIOTECHNOLOGY. BORN -- CORN HAS SKYROCKETED IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF BUSHELS PER ACRE. HOST:...
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| 00:35:39 |
HOST, -
INCREASE IN THE PLANT POPULATION AND GENETIC ENGINEERING. THAT IS THE TECHNOLOGY
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| 00:35:44 |
GUEST, -
AND RESEARCH BEHIND CAR PRODUCTION. HOST: ARE THERE NOT EFFORTS GOING ON FOR SOYBEANS AND WHEAT? GUEST: THERE ARE, BUT YOU HAVE SEEN MORE THAN INCREMENTAL...
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| 00:35:56 |
HOST, -
IN YIELDS. YOU HAVE SEEN YIELDS IN ALL OF THE COMMODITIES INCREASE, BUT
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| 00:36:00 |
GUEST, -
CORN AND IS THE LEADER. HOST: THAT IS A GOOD NUMBER, RATHER THAN THE WORD CATASTROPHIC, WHICH IS WHAT I SAID BEFORE. LET US GO TO ILLINOIS.
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| 00:36:11 |
HOST, -
STEVE IS A FARMER. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR C-SPAN. I APPRECIATE YOU. HOST: THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. CALLER:
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| 00:36:20 |
CALLER, -
I AM ENJOYING THE SHOW.
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| 00:36:24 |
HOST, -
THANK GOODNESS FOR SMALL FAMILY FARMS.
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| 00:36:27 |
CALLER, -
THAT IS WHAT BUILT THIS COUNTRY. AND GAVE US A PLATFORM TO ALL OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. WE NEED TO STEP PAVING OVER THE FAMILY FARMS AND TURNING...
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| 00:37:17 |
HOST, -
GOOD MORNING. UNFORCED C-SPAN. -- THANK YOU FOR C-SPAN. THE
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| 00:37:24 |
CALLER, -
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PICKS WINNERS AND LOSERS. WE RANUN CATTLE. WE ARE INVOLVED IN A FAMILY FARM IN IOWA. WHEN YOU HAVE A GOVERNMENT THAT, THAT THESE...
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| 00:37:59 |
GUEST, -
BE TRUE THAT CORN AND SOYBEAN PRODUCERS HAVE GOTTEN SUBSIDIES WHILE THE MEAT INDUSTRY HAS NOT. ALTHOUGH, FOR MANY YEARS, THERE WERE LAWS THAT KEPT A...
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| 00:38:36 |
HOST, -
THERE IS A DRAMATIC INCREASE FROM 1978 THROUGH THE 2007 CENSUS
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| 00:38:41 |
GUEST, -
OF AGRICULTURE WHERE WE ARE PICKING WOMEN FARMERS AT THAT'S ABOUT 14% OF THE TOTAL. HOST: THE AGE OF FARMERS? IS FARMERS? GUEST: IT HAS DECLINED, PEAKING...
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| 00:39:00 |
HOST, -
DURING THE 2007 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE. BETWEEN 2002
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| 00:39:04 |
GUEST, -
AND 2007, THE PRODUCERS THAT ARE 70 YEARS OR OLDER INCREASED BY 20%. HOST: YOUNG PEOPLE NOT STAYING IN THE BUSINESS? GUEST: I'M NOT SURE. IT'S TRUE THAT...
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| 00:39:21 |
HOST, -
UP, BUT IT
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| 00:39:24 |
GUEST, -
DOES NOT COUNT SONS OR DAUGHTERS THAT MIGHT BE WORKING ON THE FARM. HOST: WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH ETHNICITY AND GENDER IN FARMING? GUEST: WE HAVE REACHED...
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| 00:39:37 |
HOST, -
TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE SURE WE INCLUDE MORE ETHNIC GROUPS.
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| 00:39:43 |
GUEST, -
ALL OF THESE CATEGORIES INCREASED ESPECIALLY LED BY WOMEN PRODUCERS, 40 PERCENT OF. THE TOLL OF HOST: THAT WILL BE OUR LAST NUMBER. THANKS SO MUCH.
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| 00:40:02 |
HOST, -
THE SENATE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE FARM BILL AND LOTS OF BIG POLICY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. HAVE A GREAT FRIDAY...
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