A recent Virtual SenateCommittee Meeting kansas republican pat roberts said people are finally realizing that food doesnt come from a store and if you have masked up and browse the one way street aisles at the supermarket lately it is a creepy experience and you have seen some bare shelves is this the new normal lets ask the host of the American Family farmer radio show himself a working farmer doug stephan welcome back. And Prime Minister im just for you and i think youre going to have. Whatever you know thank you it was nearly 3 years ago one of the very 1st shows i did when i came to r. T. America you said something that was a mouthful you said in 50 years we will not be able to feed ourselves and lately im thinking about that mythical Doomsday Clock that shows us how many minutes and seconds we are away from Nuclear Annihilation has the countdown clock to starvation ad fantz even during this pandemic. Well you make it dramatic because youre so good at that but you have also a great memory as needed to you know and ive been saying that to my Radio Audience and both on the American Family farmer and he j. V. Program for a long time my background having grown up around town has been on the farm all my life ive seen things that all of us have sort of taken for granted whether we lived on the farm oh ever we were benefiting from the products that came from the farm we knew the farm we knew the farmer we knew what we wanted to go by we could watch it grow as we drove by that stuff is all over the past 25 maybe 30 years that stuff has been doing doing the ability to see the farmer and to get on the farm that experience has been going away whats happened i did say in the next 50 years we were going to have a problem but youre right it has this whole pandemic if you want to call it that the virus has short circuited the time clock so we are now living in when i futuristically said it was going to happen around the year 20 but remember there was some from Xavier Nevins in the year 24 top. Ever tell me i got it right 25 to 25 yet so right now we see going to the supermarket that there isnt beef there isnt pork there isnt chicken there on vegetables it is you go into any even the upscale supermarkets and the aisles are empty the shelves are big there and so he was a way to measure whats going on and what is good about this holland is that many people have now started to realize that they need to go to the source so where i was pessimistic about what we knew or didnt know it could or couldnt do in a few years when is happening in some regions a country anyways the people who are going direct theyre going back. To the future if you will they are going to the farm theyre joining c s as the Dairy Farmers who have had a horrible time the last 3 or 4 years and the good the smart ones are brought their buying little processing units and there because the milk youve seen pictures of the milk the video of the milk being poured out down the drain because the government and the dean foods and Dairy Farmers america all a big. Big agents of destruction in the dairy business have had their wish come true they buy lots of cheap milk produced by town isnt 510000. Far a cow farms but now that production has spoiled the ability of the small family farmer to add to what they call a pool so any way to make a long story short the smart guys are creating ways in which they can sell direct to the consumer the consumer is finding those farms and you can see pictures upstate new york for example 3 or 4 farms and these little processing unit people are are lining up down up to driving down the street to get the product and in this is so is a whole new appreciation and understanding of where the food comes from and how we can procure it for ourselves we figured out a way at least partially were not there yet because the government still is in the way with stupid rules and regulations in terms of how we get food how its distributed so that has to be worked on. Yeah im glad were thinking about this more and you hit a nerve a minute ago because 2 of the saddest things i have seen lately are that video of the milk being dumped which has to hit a nerve since youre a dairy farmer and what about these pigs being euthanized rather than brought to market how in a country that worries about Food Insecurity can we be throwing away food before it gets to the consumer why does this happen well there are 2 or 3 different answers one of them is that the chinese our the government of the not the people but the Chinese Government is the culprit all the way all across the board the problem with the virus created in the laboratory spreading around the world but you dont remember i think in my last visit here to you i was talking about the chinese buying up smithfield who are producers the largest poor producing company in the world its an American Company the chinese now own it and they have had nothing but trouble not only with keeping the plants going here in part because of the virus but there are other problems the running the way the chinese run things vs the way americans want to work at their there or whatever their job is but then there is the fact that they have had so much problem raising pork over there they have swine flu that theyve had to deal with theyve had to get rid of a lot of pork so theyre over here buying out our processes and then they take the poor back to china in the plants in iowa and i think 2 or 3 other states that are smith your plans have been shut down because the workers are loaded with coronavirus they cant work god planned i think the 100 people have the virus so theyve shut it down so they cant get the poor through the processing plants is the same with chicken tyson people they cant get the chicken. Assessed because a there are so few places or process now and b because theyre in the not slaughterhouses the governments closed them all down and theyve got this this perfect storm of characters and governments and businesses that have colluded because theyre greedy and because the chinese want to control the world this its all coming together at the same time and it isnt a hit its a burp. Yeah big corporate add here and there you mentioned washingtons cluelessness about farming were speaking with doug stephan host of the American Family farm a radio show heard on stations across the usa each week and im down to a couple of minutes which for you is a short answer but what can people watching us crab about to their senators and their representatives in washington that would help fix the farming situation well one of the things they can do to fix that going to be going to join a local c. S. A. See incentives are sprouting up on farms all over the place this is the perfect time of year to do it lining up your supply of food from now at least until the winter and see where that goes the 2nd thing is i mean and im saying this on my radio programs im not voting for anybody who doesnt agree to encourage to somehow incentivize bringing all the american businesses that are in china back to america youve seen some of the the that plant that taiwan plant being built in arizona this week that announcement are you going to bring back all of the things that are there and we need to have congress understand that there are a lot of stupid laws that theyve been active our predecessors have enacted they get no way if you will of Food Security one of the National Laws in regional laws is the fact that restaurants in most just cities are not allowed to give away the food at the end of the straw to instead of giving it to people who can used we have thats crazy food. d like you wouldnt believe and its important things like feeding america that sort of thing but also there are a lot of food banks that are doing wonderful work with the support of farmers in their area so support your local farmer and encourage the people that are you know weve got and i know im running out of time but the Ag Department is run by a buffoon and it just doesnt you know then they have the emmen address the problem of the issues they get all this money and they give it to the wrong people. They add on sugar coated tell us how you really feel i am you know the buzzword were hearing to your point about bringing manufacturing and production back to the usa the buzzword hearing is reassuring and so that we dont lapse into lingo youve said something a couple of times that i want to make sure we explained to the viewer briefly you said c. S. A. Whats that c s it is consumer its the community rather Community Supported agriculture and most areas now in their farmers markets they have c. S. A. You buy a share for most farm 6700. 00 a year and you get all of the issues that from now on lettuce is growing in most areas due to the end of the season for squash but you get all the things that are viable and its something that you know 600. 00 for a year a vegetable is a pretty good deal. All you can eat as they say stephanie American Family farmer radio show thanks for your time tonight and stay safe pal. You too many. During the shutdown more than 36000000. 00 americans have applied for Unemployment Benefits in the states are overwhelmed under the circumstances the federal government requires states to pay claims within a few weeks even if the employer has not confirmed that the applicant is eligible and that is scam catnap recently here attorney Steve Wiseman has explained the various ways the wiseguys are using the pandemic to rip you off and on his website scam aside dot com he explains how to keep them from stealing your unemployment money like most ripoffs your Social Security number is the skeleton key that they use to rob you and some states including right here where i live in rhode island are getting hit harder than others so you may want to read up on this at scam aside dot com coming up unless youve been caught literally with your pants down in a zoo Meeting Technology has been your friend during the shutdown how will ted reshape the new normal radio tech talker dave graves line will take us to tomorrow when we come back this is the big picture on our 2 america. 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For the next time. Youre drowning. My 1st. Ive got some most likely you both. These are. Just so. Welcome to the future. Life is good but it can be better. Why should. You still want. Back on easter weekend we were supposed to see the 25th james bond movie the very last with the blond bond daniel craig as double 07 but with the virus looming the Theatrical Release was pushed back to november the title no time to die while we have spent several months avoiding crowds and with the streaming Services Offering freebies home video has become the Technology Driven trend among others that were already in motion like ecommerce and telecommuting how will technology reshape the new normal lets ask dave grave line radios top tech talker host of into tomorrow on a couple under radio stations across the usa and around the world dave joins us from his Broadcast Center in miami hello again hello hello and how are you sir. Well were all coping arent we and while we have tolerated in the past people talking in the movies i dont think were ready for people coughing in the movies and in the meantime while were cooped up weve had free previews from h. B. O. And epics and stars ive loaded my d. V. R. And inevitable attendance restrictions on the movies are sure to be there is the Movie Theater dead duck now. Well holland some people say they are but i think we have to take a look at how long Movie Theaters have survived remember when radio was dead because of t. V. Well that obviously didnt happen fortunately people were going to the movies since before t. V. Was around t. V. Came out people said movies are obsolete they remained then color t. V. Came out and set off for sure t. V. s movies dead but they remained again then cable t. V. Well movie rentals blu ray on demand the movie industry is one that i think has adapted so very few films these days are actually shot on film and theater is no longer used film to project the movies its all digital gone are the days of reels of film being delivered to each theater now of course movies are simply downloaded to a hard drive and that shows how i think the industry has adapted to these newer technologies when we can return to the theaters the movie going experience will probably be a lot different and it may even be more expensive so prepare for that but i think for the most part listeners and theaters will want to go to theaters theyll survive even if studios continue to offer movies on demand at the same time theyre shown in the theaters many people still enjoy the experience of going to the movies and even if you can get it at home its 20. 00 a pop thats crazy. You know i think the art house will always be there and i think these brewpub of cinema and drafthouse places where youre already pretty well socially distance theyll do well and look whos making a comeback drive ins are opening up for the summer and thats kind of cool but in the meantime weve been stay at home mode and you know who else has given us a free sample is sling t. V. And you tube t. V. Which is a stake through the heart of your Cable Company because they live in fear of cart what other than Internet Access do we really need the Cable Company for anymore other than baseball. Well ok dick you got me on that one but we have talked for years on the show long before the pandemic that thousands of people were cutting that cord of people one those are like cart as you mentioned choices that you just dont get with cable of course cord cutting has been a double edged sword people cut the cord because of the high price of cable but nowadays with seemingly every network coming out with their own streaming service and each charging their own subscription fees its very easy to approach the same monthly cost for the content you want once youve subscribed to all the sources that you want content from yeah yeah and it gets a little nuts you know i want to watch this where do i find it its gotten great. Im having that experience of my new car dashboard but youre right the dollars can add up to the same but at least its your menu and until now baseball was Holding Us Hostage here in new england nason New England Sports Network its the only place you can see the red sox games but there are no red sox games so dave your callers questions are stuff you tracked very closely what topics and queries and questions have your callers to your radio show into tomorrow been asking you about more so in the last couple months. Well i think it may be hard to believe holland but with everyone being confined to home fitness wearables whether they be smart watches or fitbit kinds of things have gained even more popularity especially now that some people can at least go to a park or other open areas and exercise go figure even tearing the lock down people are out and about walking and jogging while social distancing of course and everything work or school from home related including new laptops and tablets and headset mikes you have things like the amazon echo show and the google nest theyve been selling a lot more of their smart video displays like this and part of the reason is because thats how families are also staying in touch whether its grandma granddad being able to see the kids whether theyre around the corner or around the country those kinds of smart video displays have made a huge difference for a lot of folks. I love the name of your radio show into tomorrow because you are so ahead of me and people think im a techie nerdy what have you seen that we havent yet that is super cool or super hot whats on the horizon well i thats that is a good question because other than you know the typical stuff that were always running out of and i hope its time they coming back into for a way should weve got lots of stuff that is happening for example this week and on into tomorrow so if you asked alan i chat with the c. E. O. Of go son thats just come out with some very cool solar powered items like an oven and even its kind of an oxymoron to say it a solar cooler being here in miami and with Hurricane Season starting on june 1st those kinds of items are suddenly getting a lot of attention and of course somewhere bill Companies Including fitbit that we mentioned are now developing wearables with an algorithm to accurately detect a covert 19 infection before the onset of symptoms even show up now that kind of health check i think can be very helpful to a lot of us. You know its a Common Thread and what youre saying and what doug stephan told us earlier in the show is that were all thinking almost in survival terms lately arent we yeah i think so we are thinking in survival and to mention of course the the stove the solar stove the solar cooler because you may have an issue whether its a hurricane or tornado or earthquake or some other Natural Disaster where youve got to be in that survival mode and look at what weve learned during this survival pandemic mode so some of that technology not only will make a difference but just some of the things weve learned if nothing else how to properly wash our hands comes in and. The ultimate low Tech Experience you know we ask about this or plight chain interruption in the food. That we eat it is usually associated with manufacturing which Tech Products and categories have been stalled whereas the Conveyor Belt stopped during this pandemic because of supply chain issues well i think many tailors especially amazon have slowed down shipments of all kinds of where theyre considering nonessential items that you say so that they can more quickly ship those essential items like the toilet paper and cleaning products and the like theyve also reserve more space in their warehouses now for those items all around the country of course this has had an adverse effect on many 3rd Party Sellers that rely on things like that Warehouse Space to quickly get their items into customers hands but i think its beginning now just like the opening up of our communities in our states all around the country were beginning to see some difference there you can go on in the last month or so and apply or buy something for example on amazon that would take overnight maybe 2 days to get to you and now its like sometime in the next 2 or 3 weeks you might receive this and people are like what thats crazy but now those times are shortening considerably so i think i hate the term the new normal but i think were getting back to something along those lines with everything thats going on fortunately yeah i am a real curious to see as this phased reopening unfolds how normal things are did grab line into tomorrow dot com the into tomorrow radio show keep washing your hands stay safe and thank you for your time pal. My pleasure holiday any time. If you have been working at home lately like we all are during the big shutdown telecommuting zoo meetings etc have you seen a glimpse of the new normal and when the all clear sounds will you go back to the Company Space and how will the day to day experience in that office change post pandemic and what Career Opportunities will be opportune and not so much in the new normal next week show Human Resources expert david lewis from Operations Inc well look into the crystal ball for us and in the meantime if youre an employer his website operations and dot com is a rich trove of information you will find useful thats our show for this week if you cant watch us live please set the d. V. R. Youre going to want to see that show next week for sure and if you see us somewhere else you can also find us at youtube dot com slash r t America Direct t. V. Were channel 321 on pluto t. V. 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