The future of agriculture. This is a fitting theme for the secretary to announce something that we have been working on a usda called the agriculture innovation agenda. We are excited to share more with you this morning. I am joined in this room by many of you that are working to shape the future of our agricultural economy. It is important that we take stock, not only of where we are today but also of where we need to go to meet a growing Global Demand with rising standards of living in a time where producers are dealing with uncertainties in the farm economy and the conditions needed to farm, including the climate. Our chief economist, doctor rob johansson, will provide an indepth overview of the state of the farm economy. There is a lot to taken in 2019, it was certainly not a typical year. There were many factors influence in the economy including extreme weather, trade and policy changes an importing and exporting countries to name just a few. Following doctor jays top, the secret
Good morning everybody. If you could please find your seats. I would like to welcome everyone to usdas 96 annual outlook form. The u. S. s oldest annual meeting. Im the deputy secretary of agriculture and is great to see everyone here this morning. This years team is the innovation imperative, shaping the future of agriculture. This is a fitting theme for the secretary to announce something that we have been working on a usda called the agriculture innovation agenda. We are excited to share more with you this morning. I am joined in this room by many of you that are working to shape the future of our agricultural economy. It is important that we take stock, not only of where we are today but also of where we need to go to meet a growing Global Demand with rising standards of living in a time where producers are dealing with uncertainties in the farm economy and the conditions needed to farm, including the climate. Our chief economist, doctor rob johansson, will provide an indepth overv
Now on bbc news, click. Navigating the world feels like a huge challenge. I lost my sight seven years ago. Navigating the world can feel like a huge challenge, even with my gorgeous guide dog, olga. I usually use my guide dog willow to get around, but today were trying out a new device wewalk smart cane. I think olgas a bit confused with the cane. The device has a round sensor to detect obstacles. Ive paired it with my smart phone and airpods to send me directions. So my airpods pick up the information from my phone and the Navigation System reads it out to me. When we got there it said, starbucks now on your right. And, yeah. By then we could smell it anyway, couldnt we . When i was using the cane it was always vibrating. Thats buzzing a lot. Is it . Yeah, the buzzing got really quick. So i new that i was in front of something that was quite a large obstacle. This might be an improvement for some cane users, but personally ive found the feedback slightly overwhelming. I could imagine
England are chasing new zealands first innings score of 375 in the second test in hamilton as their hopes of levelling the series fade. Are bitterly cold start to the weekend with a hard frost and some fog out there. But, it is going to bea dry fog out there. But, it is going to be a dry story for many of us this weekend with lots of sparkling winter sunshine. All the details coming up shortly. Its saturday the 30th of november. Our top story the man who carried out a terror attack on London Bridge yesterday was a convicted terrorist. Two people, a man and a woman, were stabbed to death. The attacker named as 28 year old usman khan was shot dead by an armed officer. He had beenjailed in 2012 for a plot to bomb the London Stock Exchange and set up a terrorist Training Camp, but was freed on licence a year ago. Simonjones has this report. Terror returns to the streets of london. A man and a woman killed. Now the question is, how was this allowed to happen . Fit pictures of film from the
Time now for click. This week long jumps, a soft landing, high fives. High five a blind girl high five . And squeaky toys. December 3 marks the Un International day of persons with disabilities. And each year on click we use the occasion to look at some of the latest technology thats helping to change the lives of disabled people. This is the beazley designs of the year exhibition at the Design Museum london, which feature some great examples of Inclusive Design. This is mysleeve, silicon grips that make crutches more comfortable. Theyre also magnetic so they snap together and can be held in one hand. Thisables is a 3 d printable add on that makes small buttons bigger and more accessible. And the canguro is a concept mobility robot which can carry your shopping for you. One area of cutting edge design and research which is playing an ever increasing role is prosthetics, particularly in the world of sports. This is paul carter. Hello. Youve been looking at some of the latest prosthetics