The hearing of subcommittee on general farm commodities and Risk Management entitled reviewing the state of the farm economy will come to order. Good morning and thank you for joining us, as we look into this critical aspect of our economy. Every one of us seated up here has heard from farmers in our districts about the bad farm economy. Commodity prices are low, input costs are rising and financial pressure is mounting on farmers across this country. While we hear so much about the booming state of the overall economy, our rural and farm economy continues to struggle. You cannot have a successful National Economy when such a vital component hurts the way our farmers are currently. The numbers paint a rough picture. Usda forecasts net farming level for 2019 to be only 77 of the annual average for 2000 through 2017. Its down 50 from 2013 alone. Inflationadjusted farm debt is the highest it has been since 1980 and the debt to asset ratio for farmers is rising steadily. This hearing offer
Minute, as a matter of fact. Good afternoon and welcome to the National Press club. The place where news happens. Im mark, chair of the board of governors, and Senior Reporter for investment news. Thank you all for joining us, both here in person and online, for our headliner event with s. E. C. Chair gary gensler. We are happy to accept your questions and after chair genslers opening remarks, ill ask as many as time permits. Mark to submit a question online, please email headliners press. Org, and put gensler in the subject line. For our cspan and public radio audiences, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public. So so any applause you hear or reaction is not necessarily from working press. It is now my pleasure to introduce our distinguished head table. Please stand when your name is called. Starting on monday right at the far end, mark, senior editor, cnet money. Next, j. D. , a reporter and host at the street. Com. Next to j. D. , con stance of co
Minute, as a matter of fact. Good afternoon and welcome to the National Press club. The place where news happens. Im mark, chair of the board of governors, and Senior Reporter for investment news. Thank you all for joining us, both here in person and online, for our headliner event with s. E. C. Chair gary gensler. We are happy to accept your questions and after chair genslers opening remarks, ill ask as many as time permits. Mark to submit a question online, please email headliners press. Org, and put gensler in the subject line. For our cspan and public radio audiences, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public. So so any applause you hear or reaction is not necessarily from working press. It is now my pleasure to introduce our distinguished head table. Please stand when your name is called. Starting on monday right at the far end, mark, senior editor, cnet money. Next, j. D. , a reporter and host at the street. Com. Next to j. D. , con stance of co
Minute, as a matter of fact. Good afternoon and welcome to the National Press club. The place where news happens. Im mark, chair of the board of governors, and Senior Reporter for investment news. Thank you all for joining us, both here in person and online, for our headliner event with s. E. C. Chair gary gensler. We are happy to accept your questions and after chair genslers opening remarks, ill ask as many as time permits. Mark to submit a question online, please email headliners press. Org, and put gensler in the subject line. For our cspan and public radio audiences, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public. So so any applause you hear or reaction is not necessarily from working press. It is now my pleasure to introduce our distinguished head table. Please stand when your name is called. Starting on monday right at the far end, mark, senior editor, cnet money. Next, j. D. , a reporter and host at the street. Com. Next to j. D. , con stance of co
Minute, as a matter of fact. Good afternoon and welcome to the National Press club. The place where news happens. Im mark, chair of the board of governors, and Senior Reporter for investment news. Thank you all for joining us, both here in person and online, for our headliner event with s. E. C. Chair gary gensler. We are happy to accept your questions and after chair genslers opening remarks, ill ask as many as time permits. Mark to submit a question online, please email headliners press. Org, and put gensler in the subject line. For our cspan and public radio audiences, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public. So so any applause you hear or reaction is not necessarily from working press. It is now my pleasure to introduce our distinguished head table. Please stand when your name is called. Starting on monday right at the far end, mark, senior editor, cnet money. Next, j. D. , a reporter and host at the street. Com. Next to j. D. , con stance of co