29 years later and according to the u. S. D. A. Economic Research Service in 2918. 00 net farm income fell to a 12 year low at just over 59000000000. 00 with a median foreign income of negative 1216. 00 negative. Which is why 4 made keeps going strong. This year the festival was held at the alpine valley music theater in east tri wisconsin deep in the heart of dairy country farm aid showcase some of the most innovative family farmers from around tired nation Whiskey River now rather a. Farm a president of 34 years Country Music icon Willie Nelson opened the festival well 1st of all im glad to see you saw him. But there is. A lot of help is needed and were glad to be here. All for support what are those challenges well one is pricing take Dairy Farmers for instance according to the u. S. D. A. Foods 2015 the price of milk paid to farmers has not only been going down but its also unpredictable from month to month making it hard for farmers to absorb that extra cost farm aid presented 1.
Operation to put the fires out. The government has promised to relax street austerity policies that make strict austerity to relax strict austerity policies. This is what remains. Large swathes of ra i nforest this is what remains. Large swathes of rainforest cleared to the ground. Parts of the world s biggest Tropical Forest reduced to charred remains. And every day for the last few weeks, new fires start and died. Across brazil there have been more than 76,000 so far this year. Highest in nine years. Under pressure from international leaders, brazils president has said the army will help stop please. Mr bolsonaro has sent in the military to help out the fires after coming under pressure from the International Community, saying he wanted to protect the arm is on. Military staff could be deployed to nine different states. They are already acting in rondonia. One day later, local government here in the state of rondonia, one of the most affected by the blazes, has launched affected by t
Hello and welcome to bbc news. World leaders have gathered at the g7 summit in france, and there have already been calls for donald trump not to intensify americas trade war with china. Trade isjust one issue where the leaders could find themselves more divided than united. Climate change and the Iran Nuclear Deal will also be discussed. The white house has shared these pictures of the leaders having an informal dinner together at the biarritz lighthouse ahead of talks on sunday. Ros atkins is in biarritz and sent this report. And here is donald trump. Not the first time they have met today. We saw them sitting at a very prettily decorated table in a hotel in biarritz a little bit earlier on. A slightly awkward affair. Emmanuel macron spoken english and in french. A whole range of issues yet the g7 will tackle across this three day summit. Trump said a little less. He said they had a great friendship having met each other a few times. Mr trump clearly enjoyed having dinner at the eiffe
Policies and release extra funds for the emergency. Official figures show more than 78,000 forest fires have been recorded in brazil so far this year most of them in the amazon region. Camilla mota is there and sent this report. This is what remains. After the fire ran its course. Large swathes of rainforest cleared to the ground. The wildlife dead all fled. Parts of the worlds biggest Tropical Forest reduced to charred remains. And every day for the last few weeks, new fires start and die. Across brazil there have been more than 76,000 so far this year. The highest in nine years. Under pressure from international leaders, brazils president has said the army will help stop the blazes. Mr bolsonaro has sent in the military to help out the fires after coming under pressure from the International Community, saying he wanted to protect the amazon. Military staff could be deployed to nine different states. They are already acting in rondonia. 0ne one day after bolsonaro said he would send i
Including the fires in the amazon. Emmanuel macron said hed try to convince the g7 that tensions, especially over trade, were bad for everyone. John mcmanus reports. Every picture tells a story, apparently, so what narrative is unfolding here as the g7 leaders have dinner . The issues which divide them may be hard to swallow but finding a consensus could be fulfilling. It was all smiles earlier on saturday when the g7 host, Emmanuel Macron, welcomed his guests to biarritz in a carefully staged, managed performance. Joining the state leaders was donald tusk. Outgoing president s of the European Council still very much working on britains departure from the eu. One thing i will not co operate on is no deal. And i still hope that prime ministerjohnson would not like to go down in history as mr no deal. The uk prime ministers says the responsibility lies with mr tusk. Reports suggest that the uk may not pay its full withdrawal bill and £39 billion if it doesnt get a deal. First though, mr