DriveTime: Jan. 6, 2020
Congress is back in town and faces a to-do list that could include expedited USMCA consideration. More on that and a look ahead to 2020's economic conditions in today's DriveTime.
Jan 06, 2020
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DriveTime: Dec. 20, 2019
The Trump administration expects a January signature on the U.S.-China trade deal. More on that and recap of the year from a biofuel sector leader in today's DriveTime.
Dec 20, 2019
DriveTime: Dec. 19, 2019
The House cleared the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement in a sweeping vote, the EPA finalized its methodology for accounting for small refinery waivers, and the government funding picture cleared up for the rest of the fiscal year. Hear more in today's DriveTime.
Dec 19, 2019
DriveTime: Dec. 18, 2019
Today's DriveTime features news on farmworker raises, the final days of USDA's trade mitigation signup, and what the nation's pork producers want to see for trade policy in 2020.
Dec 18, 2019
DriveTime: Dec. 17, 2019
The House cleared a pair of bills to fund the government as its Ways and Means Committee considered legislation to implement the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Hear more in today's DriveTime.
Dec 17, 2019
DriveTime: Dec. 16, 2019
It’s the first day of a busy week in Washington as lawmakers face a lengthy to-do list before heading home for the year. Today’s DriveTime has more on USMCA, government funding, and a farm bill implementation update.
Dec 16, 2019
DriveTime: Dec. 13, 2019
The U.S. and Chinese governments have confirmed news reports of a trade deal, leaving farm country to wonder about the next steps in negotiations and the future of the Market Facilitation Program. More on that and a farm labor lobbying update in today's DriveTime.
Dec 13, 2019
DriveTime: Dec. 12, 2019
The Trump administration’s trade agenda was under a GOP microscope today, USDA announces the second round of rural broadband funding, and farm groups shift focus toward the Senate as the House is expected to vote on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement next week.
Dec 12, 2019
DriveTime: Dec. 11, 2019
The House takes up an ag labor bill, Congress debates tax extenders, a House bill gets a Senate companion, and ag groups dive into the issue of rural stress. Hear more in today's DriveTime.
Dec 11, 2019
DriveTime Dec. 10, 2019
House Democrats reach a deal with the Trump administration on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and gear up to vote on an ag labor bill. Those stories and more in today’s DriveTime.
Dec 10, 2019
DriveTime: Dec. 9, 2019
Recent progress on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement has a fresh sense of optimism on the deal. Hear more on that and get an update on efforts to expand rural broadband as well as the latest on the Market Facilitation Program in today's DriveTime.
Dec 09, 2019
DriveTime: Dec. 6, 2019
Today’s DriveTime discusses the life left in the effort to approve USMCA before the end of the year, farm country's interpretation of the latest China comments, and more.
Dec 06, 2019
DriveTime: Dec. 5, 2019
Producers interested in the Conservation Reserve Program are now able to take advantage of the first general signup since 2015. More on that and a report from the Montana Grain Growers Association convention in today’s DriveTime.
Dec 05, 2019
DriveTime Dec. 4, 2019
Democrats blast USDA over SNAP rule, the Federal Communications Commission unveils funding plan to boost 5G wireless coverage for precision agriculture technology, and Japan's legislative body ratifies a phase one trade deal with the U.S.
Dec 04, 2019
DriveTime: Dec. 3, 2019
President Donald Trump seems to be in no rush to reach a trade deal with China, farmers attitudes toward the ag economy rise for second month in a row, and some 2,200 farmers send a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Dec 03, 2019
DriveTime: Dec. 2, 2019
The first week of December has already brought a new tariff threat and a shortened timeline for consideration of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Hear more in today's DriveTime.
Dec 02, 2019
DriveTime: Nov. 27, 2019
USDA is out with its latest update to farm income forecasts. More on that and an update on USMCA talks held today in Washington in today's DriveTime.
Nov 27, 2019
DriveTime: Nov. 26, 2019
Senate Finance Committee Chair Chuck Grassley is encouraged by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s most recent statement on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a winter storm pounding the plains is barreling toward the northern Corn Belt, and an Iowa State report suggests unrestricted access for U.S. pork to China would lower the trade deficit with that country. More in today’s DriveTime with Ben Nuelle.
Nov 26, 2019
DriveTime: Nov. 25, 2019
More news on U.S. sugar imports, Republican opposition to an ag labor bill working its way through the House, and an update on USDA's rural broadband efforts in today's DriveTime.
Nov 25, 2019
DriveTime: Nov. 22, 2019
Upper Midwest lawmakers are calling on USDA to help sugarbeet growers hit by bad weather. More on that and an update on what appropriators have to do when they return to Washington in today's DriveTime.
Nov 22, 2019
DriveTime: Nov. 21, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says USMCA consideration might have to wait until the new year. More on that and an update on government funding and tax extenders in today's DriveTime.
Nov 21, 2019
DriveTime: Nov. 20, 2019
Today's DriveTime has updates on an ongoing ag labor bill markup, the U.S.-Japan deal having its day on Capitol Hill, and a new timeline on the upcoming Waters of the U.S. rule from the Trump administration.
Nov 20, 2019
DriveTime: Nov. 19, 2019
A spending bill to fund the government beyond Thursday heads to the Senate, farm credit regulators worry non-performing loans are slowly rising, and South Korea has agreed to open their country to U.S. rice. More in today's DriveTime.
Nov 19, 2019
DriveTime: Nov. 18, 2019
It could be a big week for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement as time runs out for 2019 consideration. More on that and an inside look at conversations on biofuel policy in today's DriveTime.
Nov 18, 2019
DriveTime: Nov. 15, 2019
More MFP payments are on the way. Hear more on that, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue's first-hand account of the new ERS and NIFA office space in Kansas City, a new leader in the National FFA Organization in today's DriveTime.
Nov 15, 2019
DriveTime: Nov. 14, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a deal with the White House on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is imminent, China lifts four-year ban on U.S. poultry, and USDA extends deadline for paying interest on crop insurance premiums.
Nov 14, 2019
DriveTime: Nov. 13, 2019
A farm economy expert warns of a potential recession in the next decade, a dairy industry leader reacts to the Deans Foods bankruptcy news, and a farmer offers his thoughts on more trade aid payments. Hear more in today's DriveTime.
Nov 13, 2019
DriveTime: Nov. 12, 2019
President Donald Trump says the U.S. and China are close to signing the phase one trade deal, a House Democrat is optimistic Congressional action on U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement will happen this year, and biodiesel producers push for tax credit extension.
Nov 12, 2019
DriveTime: Nov. 8, 2019
President Donald Trump says "not so fast" on the Chinese reports of tariffs being eliminated as part of the Phase One trade deal with China. More on that and an update on the administration's trade mitigation plans in today's DriveTime.
Nov 08, 2019
DriveTime: Nov. 7, 2019
The U.S. and China have agreed to address existing tariffs in the Phase One trade deal, a new CDC report has some concerning statistics for rural health, and a USDA grant program's data set is under scrutiny. Hear more in today's DriveTime.
Nov 07, 2019
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