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>> HI, EVERYBODY, WELCOME TO "VA FARMING."
I'M AMY ROSCHER. HB 1430 WAS SUBSTITUTED WITH
ANOTHER BILL IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY EARLIER THIS WEEK.
MUCH OF THE LINE WITH A PROTECTED SMALL FARMERS WAS
REMOVED. JOE SALATIN JOINS US TO TELL US
WHY HE SUPPORTS THE BILL IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM.
THEN WE WILL FIND OUT HAD TO GIVE COLOR TO YOUR GARDEN IN
THE WINTER MONTHS. PLUS, WE WILL HAVE THE CALENDAR
AND THE MINUTE IN THE FIELD VIDEO.
>> GOVERNOR BOB MCDONNELL ANNOUNCED THAT SALES OF VIRGINIA
WINE REACHED AN ALL-TIME HIGH. SALES OF VIRGINIA WINES HAVE
AVERAGED JUST OVER 8% GROSS PER YEAR OVER THE LAST THREE FISCAL
YEARS. IN ADDITION, AND THE WINE
MARKETING OFFICE REPORTS THAT SALES OUTSIDE VIRGINIA, DOMESTIC
AND INTERNATIONAL, INCREASED BY 39% IN 2012.
THE GOVERNOR SAID GROWTH IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR BREAK GROWERS
AND WINEMAKERS WHO ARE PRODUCING WORLD-CLASS WINES.
FORESAILS PRODUCE MORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION
OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY FOR THE VINEYARD, WINERIES, AND
BUSINESSES SUPPORTING THEM. THE GOOD NEWS DOESN'T STOP WITH
VIRGINIA WINES. ACCORDING TO ITS DEBT
VETERINARIAN, VIRGINIA HORSE OWNERS HAVE A NEW OPPORTUNITY TO
TRAVEL WITH THEIR HORSES TO RUN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
FOR SIX MONTHS USING THE NEW EQUINE INTERSTATE PERMIT.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, OWNERS MAY ELECT TO OBTAIN THE SIX-
MONTH PASSPORT IN NOTE OF A CERTIFICATE OF VETERINARY
INSPECTION. HORSE OWNERS HAVE ASKED FOR THIS
TYPE OF PERMIT FOR QUITE SOME TIME VDOT HAD TO INSURE THEY
COULD PROVIDE PROPER SAFEGUARDS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
EQUINE PASSPORT APPLICATION PROCESS, HORSE OWNERS OR
VETERINARIANS SHOULD CONTACT THE OFFICE OF VETERINARY SERVICES.
THE WINTER MONTHS ARE A GOOD TIME TO DO SOME CLEANING UP FROM
THE FARM, AND YOU CAN MAKE MONEY DOING IT.
MANY FARMERS ARE RECYCLING OLD EQUIPMENT AND METAL SUPPLIES.
>> RECYCLING SCRAP METAL IS BIG BUSINESS THESE DAYS.
RECYCLING IS ALSO A WAY THAT MANY FARMERS ARE DOING THEIR
PART TO CLEAN UP THEIR FARM AND ENVIRONMENT.
HE SAYS THERE ARE A LOT OF SHENANDOAH VALLEY FARMS WITH OLD
EQUIPMENT AND BUILDING PARTS LAYING AROUND.
MANY OLDER FARMERS LIVED THROUGH THE DEPRESSION ERA AND NEVER
THREW ANYTHING AWAY. >> THERE IS OLD EQUIPMENT,
BUILDINGS THAT HAVE FALLEN DOWN BECAUSE OF THE NEED, BECAUSE OF
A STORM. MOST OF THESE BUILDINGS HAVE
METAL SIDING, ROOTS, AND MANY OF THESE ARE MADE OUT OF STEEL.
THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL MONEY. >> THAT IS THE CASE FOR DENNIS
BAKER. HE HAS USED RECYCLING METAL IN
THE PAST AND LIKES THE IDEA OF CLEANING UP HIS PARTY AND MAKING
MONEY AT THE SAME TIME. >> IT ACCUMULATES IT EVERY DAY,
YEAR OVER YEAR. RIGHT NOW WITH THE PRICE OF
METAL, IT GIVES A BIT OF INCOME ON THE FARM.
THE BIGGEST THING IS THEY BRING THE DUMPSTER TO THE FARM.
THAT IS THE DISADVANTAGE. I DO NOT NEED TO HAUL IT
ANYWHERE. >> FARMERS CAN MAKE UP TO $1,000
FOR A FULL DUMPSTER, AND EVEN MORE FOR MORE MALLEABLE METALS.
>> THE SNAKES LOVE THEM, THE WEEDS CAN GROW AROUND THEM.
SOMETIMES YOU ARE LOSING A QUARTER ACRE OF GROUND BECAUSE
OF A COUPLE PIECES OF MACHINERY. BESIDES, IT LOOKS BAD.
>> IT IS A WIN FOR OUR INDUSTRY, ENVIRONMENT, AS WELL AS THE
CUSTOMER. HE CAN THEN PUT THAT MONEY BACK
INTO OPERATIONS. >> YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT THE
WEBSITE RECYCLE MANAGEMENTLLC.NET.
IN PAGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA. >> WHILE RECYCLING BUSINESSES
ARE PAYING MORE FOR SCRAPS, CONSUMERS ARE PAYING MORE
ATTENTION TO BE QUALITY. -- BEEF QUALITY.
>> DO NOT SACRIFICE POUNDS FOR QUALITY.
WE HAVE A GENERATION OF PEOPLE COMING IN, EATING BEEF, BURGERS
IN CASUAL DINING BUT THEY DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE RICH QUALITY
OF A GOOD STEAK. >> HE IS ON THE FRONT LINES
SELLING BEEF. THE FOOD SERVICE DISTRIBUTOR
KNOWS IF THERE WAS EVER A TIME TO FOCUS ON QUALITY, IT IS NOW.
>> ONE THING THAT OUR CONSUMERS ARE SEEING, THEY JUST DO NOT
WANT MEAT ON THE PLATE HERE WHEN THEY ARE PAYING EXTRAORDINARY
PRICES, THEY WANT AN EXPERIENCE THEY DO NOT FORGET.
WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE THE RESTAURANT, THEY FORGET ABOUT
HOW MUCH IT COST. >> THE MOST RECENT BEEF QUALITY
AUDIT SAYS THAT THAT MEMORY IS LIKELY BASED ON HOW THE BEEF
TASTES. >> THE OTHER THING THAT IS
IMPORTANT FOR CATTLE PRODUCERS TO THINK ABOUT, EATING THE MEAT
WITH SATISFACTION, WHICH WE DO NOT DIRECTLY MEASURE, BUT WE GET
THE INFORMATION BACK FROM THE END USERS.
THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SATISFACTION, ESPECIALLY GIVEN
BY FLAVOR. >> TENDERNESS USED TO RULE, BUT
ACCORDING TO WORK AT COLORADO STATE, AS THAT IMPROVES, IT IS
LESS OF A FACTOR. >> FLAVOR IS A BIGGER DRIVER
THAN WE THOUGHT IN THE PAST. IF YOU LOOK AT THE NATIONAL BEEF
TENDERNESS SURVEY FROM YEARS AGO, WHERE IT LOOKS SO GOOD FOR
THE U.S. BEEF POPULATION, SOMEWHERE IN THERE AND THERE HAD
TO BE SOMETHING ELSE THAT CAME INTO PLAY.
IF IT IS GOING TO BE PRETTY TENDER, THEN WHAT ELSE WILL
DRIVE SATISFACTION? >> CATTLEMAN WHO WANT TO GAIN ON
BOTH GOALS SHOULD KEEP MARBLING IN MIND FOR ALL BREEDING AND
MANAGEMENT DECISIONS. >> HB 1430 IS AN AMENDMENT TO
THE RIGHT TO FARM ACT. TODAY WE WILL PRESENT A
SUPPORTING SIDE OF THE BILL WHEN JOE SALATIN JOINS US ON AG
INSIGHTS. JOE SALATIN IS A WELL RESPECTED
AUTHOR AND LECTURER ON THE TOPIC OF SUSTAINABLE FARMING.
HIS AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE AND
ECOLOGICALLY BENEFICIAL. HE JOINS US TODAY TO TALK ABOUT
HOUSE BILL 1430 AND WHY HE SUPPORTED IT IN THE ORIGINAL
FORM. >> IT IS GREAT TO BE WITH YOU.
>> THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN HOT IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, THIS BILL WAS PUT IN FRONT OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY IN VIRGINIA. YOU WERE THERE.
FOR OUR VIEWERS SICK, ENCAPSULE WHAT THIS ORIGINAL -- THE HOUSE
BILL WAS WRITTEN AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE RIGHT TO FARM ACT.
>> THE RIGHT TO FARM ACT WAS PUT IN DECADES AGO AS A NUISANCE
SUITS FROM THOSE WHO MOVED INTO THE COUNTRY BEGAN TO COMPLAIN
ABOUT ODORS AND DUST, OBNOXIOUS ACTIVITIES.
THE LANGUAGE IS IN THE PRODUCTION, THE RIGHT OF A
FARMER TO PRODUCE SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED -- WHATEVER THE
LANGUAGE WAS. SINCE THAT TIME, THAT PRODUCTION
LANGUAGE HAS KIND OF BEEN PARSED, IF YOU WILL, DOWN TO
WHERE IT IS AN EXTREMELY NARROW TERM AND REALLY MEANS ONLY
PRODUCTION, AND NOT ANYTHING ELSE.
NOT THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT YOU WOULD SEE AT MONTICELLO, WILL
USE BURKE. -- WILLIAMSBURG.
THE THINGS THAT USED TO BE PART OF ON-FARM PRODUCING AND
PROCESSING. WHAT HAS HAPPENED NOW WITH THE
SEGREGATED MODEL, WE ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE LOCAL OFFICIALS
FROM THE ZONING TO WHATEVER KIND OF -- WHAT I CALL --
OVERSTEPPING THEIR AUTHORITY AND CREATING HARDSHIP FOR
ENTREPRENEURIAL FARMERS WHO WANT TO HAVE PEOPLE AT THEIR FARMS,
INC. COMMUNITY. >> WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT AN
AMUSEMENT PARK TYPE OF CROWD. >> WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT
WALMART IN THE COUNTRY. >> EVEN THOUGH WINERY'S, WHEN
THEY HAVE A WEDDING, MAYBE 100 PEOPLE, BUT IS NOT LIKE YOU ARE
SENDING CARS OUT TO DROVES TO THE COUNTRYSIDE, CREATING ALL
THIS TRAFFIC WHERE IT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE ORIGINATION OF THIS BILL.
AN INDIVIDUAL FROM YEAR COUNTY, HE IS THE ONE THAT WROTE THE
BILL. -- FAQUIER COUNTY, HE IS THE ONE
THAT WROTE THE BILL. IT WAS REALLY THE FACT THAT
ZONING OFFICIALS THERE OVERSTEPPED THEIR BOUNDS.
THIS IS A ZONING OFFICIAL WHO IS NOT EVEN ELECTED.
>> WHAT HAPPENED WITH MORE THOUGHT, -- MARTHA, MANY OF US
TO HAVE A COMMUNAL-INTEGRATED FARM -- AND WE DEAL WITH THIS
ALL THE TIME. THE INABILITY TO STAY SAFE,
IF YOU WILL, TO EXPRESS OUR ON TO PERILLO WINGS.
SHE HAD A LICENSED STORE ON HER FOREARM.
I DO NOT KNOW THE BACKGROUND, BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON, SHE
WAS FINED $5,000 FOR ALLOWING HER FARM TO BE USED FOR A FEE
FOR A BIRTHDAY PARTY. WE DEAL WITH IT ON OUR FARM,
OTHERS ON THEIR FARMS, WHERE YOU LIVE IN FEAR SOMETIMES I TRY TO
DO SOMETHING UNUSUAL. THE RIGHT TO FARM ACT, IN ITS
HISTORICAL FORM, SAYS IT IS FINE TO HAVE A TYSON CHICKEN HOUSE,
THAT IS FINE. IT IS OUR RIGHT TO HAVE THAT.
BUT TO BE ABLE TO CARVE A PIECE OF WOOD FROM A TREE ON YOUR FARM
AND SELL IT ON YOUR FARM, YOU DO NOT HAVE A RIGHT TO DO THAT.
OR TO ALLOW YOUR FARM TO BE USED AS A WEDDING FOR $500, BIRTHDAY
PARTY, OR FOR THAT MATTER, LET'S SAY YOU HAVE A NEIGHBOR WHO HAS
A PUMPKIN PATCH. YOU COMBINE HIS PUMPKIN WITH
YOUR CHILDREN'S TOYS AND YOU OFFER BOTH.
YOU DID NOT GROW THAT ON YOUR FARM, YOU CANNOT SELL THAT HERE.
SO THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
THAT ENTREPRENEURIALISM FARMERS WITH MARKETING SAVVY, LIKE
PEOPLE AND ARE NOT HERMIT CURMUDGEONS, LIKE SO MANY
FARMERS, REALIZE THAT PEOPLE ON THE FARM MAKES GOOD BUSINESS.
NOT FOR EVERYBODY, BUT FOR SOME PERIO.
THIS BILL TRIED TO NOT ONLY PARSE THE LANGUAGE IN THE
PRODUCTION OF A BROAD COMMODITY, BUT ALSO TO TAKE THAT
COMMODITY AND TO TURN THE TREE INTO A CHILDREN'S STORE, TURNING
THEM INTO A MORE VALUE-ADDED PRODUCT OR EXPERIENCE-ORIENTED
PRODUCT. THAT IS WHAT THE BILL WAS TRYING
TO DO. >> ZONING ORDINANCES ACROSS THE
STATE ARE DIFFERENT FROM COUNTY TO COUNTY.
THIS BILL WAS NOT WRITTEN WITH ANY INTENTION TO CHANGE COUNTY
ORDINANCES. >> NO, IT WAS NOT.
>> THE ATTORNEY SAID THE REAL REASON FOR THIS BILL WAS TO
PROTECT THE FARMERS FROM THE ZONING OFFICIALS, IN NO BETTER
WORDS, PLAYING GOD. MARTHA'S CASE, IT WAS HEARSAY.
NO ONE FROM THE ZONING COMMITTEE EVER CAME OUT TO INVESTIGATE ALL
OF THIS. BY HERE SAY SHE IS BEING FINED
FOR SEVERAL THINGS AND NOBODY INVESTIGATED.
>> AS A SMALL FARMER AND A SMALL BUSINESSMAN, I CAN TELL YOU,
WHEN WE GET A LETTER FROM THE COUNTY, IS LIKE GETTING THE
NOTICE TO GO TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE, WHEN YOU WERE IN GRADE
SCHOOL. ONE OF THE UNIQUE PARTS OF THIS
BILL WAS THAT IT CREATED SHARED LIABILITY, RESPONSIBILITY.
YOU HAVE THIS ZONING ADMINISTRATOR.
EVEN IF THEY ARE WRONG, EVEN IF THEY HAVE A FRIEND WHO COMPLAINS
ABOUT A NEIGHBOR, SO ZONING DEPARTMENT GOES AFTER THEM BASED
ON HEARSAY -- WHATEVER. THE POOR AND LANDOWNER, EVEN
THOUGH A COURT WOULD THROW OUT THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR DID
COME ALL THE ONUS IS ON THE LAND OWNER TO HIRE ATTORNEYS, TO LIVE
UNDER THE ONUS OF THIS FINE, COLONEL ACTIVITY, OUT OF THEIR
POCKET, OUT OF THEIR EMOTIONAL WELL.
>> THE COUNTIES HAVE LEGALITY BEHIND THEM.
THEY DID NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> THEY CAN HARASS ANYONE THEY WANT TO AND WILL NOT BE
CULPABLE. WHEREAS THE INDIVIDUAL HAS TO
SHOULDER THE BRUNT OF THE FIGHT BACK.
THERE IS NO QUESTION, AS A RESULT OF THE HEARING, THAT
LANGUAGE WHICH BOTH SIDES ENDED WAS UNUSUAL TO PUT THAT KIND OF
SHARED BURDEN, TO MAKE THE BUREAUCRAT AS RESPONSIBLE FOR
ACTIONS AS THE PRIVATE CITIZEN, THAT SHARED RESPONSIBILITY IS
ABSOLUTELY UNIQUE AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CLEARLY SCARE THE
LEGISLATORS TO DEATH. IF THERE IS ONE THING THEY LIKE
TO DO IT IS CIRCLE THE WAGONS AROUND BUREAUCRACY AND PROTECT
IT. >> WHAT IS THE BIGGEST THING
THAT THE OPPONENTS OF THIS BILL -- WHAT IS THEIR BIGGEST LEG TO
STAND ON? >> THEY FEEL IN OVERRIDES LOCAL
DECISIONS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT. IF YOU WANT TO GO TO A BROADER
DISCUSSION, I THINK THIS BILL CAN BE SEEN ALMOST LIKE A BILL
OF RIGHTS FOR FARMERS WHO ARE TRYING TO BE ALL ENTREPRENEURS.
THEY WILL NOT BE ABUSED BY LOCAL BUREAUCRATS WHO, OPERATING ON
THE BASIS OF SOME OF THESE COMPLAINTS -- SOMEBODY'S
COMPLAINT -- THE EASY THING IS TO SAY NO.
THEY TEND NOT TO SAY YES BECAUSE SOMEBODY MAY SMACK YOUR
HAND IF YOU SAY YES. IF YOU SAY NO, YOU ARE ON PRETTY
SAFE GROUND. >> WE ARE OUT OF TIME BUT I
WANTED TO TOUCH ON ONE MORE THING.
THE BILL THIS WEEK WAS REDESIGNED, SUBSTITUTED WITH
ANOTHER BILL THAT THE AG COMMITTEE WROTE.
AS IT STANDS NOW, WE ARE NOT SURE IF SCOTT IS GOING TO LET
THE BILL RIDE AS IT IS. >> IT IS ALWAYS A QUESTION, DO
YOU LET SOMETHING WITH SOME TEETH AND STRENGTH IN IT BECOME
GUTTED, OR DO YOU COME BACK ANOTHER DAY?
THEY SAW THE CROWD AND THEY GOT THE ATTENTION.
I THINK WE DID MAKE A GOOD SHOWING.
THE QUESTION IS, STRATEGICALLY, IS IT BETTER TO GO WITH A POORLY
WRITTEN THING, OR REWRITE, COME BACK ANOTHER TIME WHEN THE
BATTLE IS PITCHED BETTER IN OUR FAVOR AND DO SOMETHING.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY.
I WANT TO LET OUR VIEWERS KNOW, NEXT WEEK, TREY DAVIS FROM THE
VIRGINIA FARM BUREAU WILL BE HERE WITH THEIR SIDE.
THEY OPPOSED HB 1430. WE WANT TO FIND OUT WHY AND
THEIR REASONING. WE WANT TO GIVE EVERYONE EQUAL
TIME. THAT WILL COME NEXT WEEK.
WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> CERTAIN VARIETIES OF TREES CAN ADD A LOT OF COLORS IN THE
WINTER MONTHS. >> MANY OF US THINK ABOUT
BRINGING UP OUR GARDENS IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER, BUT THERE ARE
LOTS OF THINGS YOU CAN DO IN THE FALL AND WINTER.
THERE ARE WONDERFUL TREES THAT YOU CAN PLANT, AND OVER TIME,
THEY GET PRETTIER AND PRE YEAR. LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT A COUPLE
OF VARIETIES THAT YOU COULD EASILY GROW IN YOUR GARDEN.
TREES EXHIBIT LOTS OF DIFFERENT PROPERTIES.
SOME OF THEM HAVE GREAT FOLIAGE. SOME OF THEM HAVE WONDERFUL
LOOKING PARK. SOME OF THEM HAVE THIS TWISTED
OR CONTORTED LOOK. THIS IS A HANKOU WILLOW.
THESE ARE VERY EASY TO GROW, BUT YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE
SOME BRANCHES THAT DIEBACK AND YOU WILL HAVE TO CUT THEM OR
PULL THEM OUT OF THE TREE. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL TREE THAT
HAS A GREAT SHAPE. ONE OF THE THINGS YOU NEED TO
REMEMBER WHEN PLANTING TREES FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL EXFOLIATING
BARK, AS WITH THIS TREE, THE NEED TO BE PATIENT.
IT MAY TAKE YOU FIVE, MAYBE EVEN 10 YEARS.
BUT AS YOU SEE, IT IS WELL WORTH THE WAIT TO GET THIS BEAUTIFUL
BARK. IN THE DEAD OF WINTER, YOU CAN
SEE SOMETHING OF INTEREST IN YOUR GARDEN.
FOR MANY OF US, CRAPE MYRTLES ARE EASY TO GROW.
WHERE YOU ARE, MAKE SURE YOU PLANNED A HARDY FORM THAT CAN
SURVIVE WINTERS. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE
VARIETIES. IT HAS A BEAUTIFUL, A HUGE WHITE
FLOUWER. AS YOU CAN SEE, AS THE BART GETS
OLDER, YOU HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL EXFOLIATING BARK DEEP IN
COLOR. REAL EASY TO GROW FOR THE MOST
OF US. WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING TO GET THAT
NICE SMALL TREE, ONE THAT WILL NOT OVERPOWER YOUR GARDEN BUT
WILL GIVE YOU A LOT OF BEAUTY, YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT STORE
LEA. NOT ONLY DOESN'T HAVE THIS
BEAUTIFUL BARK, BUT IT ALSO HAS FALL COLOR.
WHEN THE WHOLE TREE TURNS ITS COLOR, YOU CANNOT MISS IT IN THE
GARDEN. IMAGINE THIS TREE GROWING IN
YOUR GARDEN. THIS IS KNOWN AS THE PRICKLY
ASH. A LOT OF TREES SHOWED DIFFERENT
TRAITS BASED ON THEIR BARK. SOME OF THESE TREES HAVE VIBRANT
FALL COLOR, AND EVEN SOME RED BERRIES.
SOME OF THE MAPLES OFFER BEAUTIFUL EXFOLIATING BARK, AS
YOU SEE HERE. THIS IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE
PAPERBARK MAPLE. CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR, THE
BARK IS EXFOLIATED, SO YOU HAVE THIS FRESH BARK, AND THEN YOU
HAVE THIS LACEY BARK THAT FALLS TO THE GROUND.
JUST IMAGINE WITH A BACKDROP OF SNOW.
JOIN ME NEXT TIME IN THE GARDEN. >> TAKING A LOOK AT THE AG
CALENDAR, WINTER CONFERENCES OCCURRED FEBRUARY 12 THROUGH 13.
FARMERS INTERESTED IN EXPANDING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF NO TILL WILL
WANT TO ATTEND THIS YEAR'S EVENT.
TO REGISTER OR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE WEB SITE.
THAT DOES IT FOR OUR SHOW. HAVE A GREAT WEEK, EVERYONE.
I'M AMY ROSCHER.