Farm bill writers are grappling with an idea that would be very beneficial to some parts of the country, but costly in others. Hear the latest on that plus a topic one House leader is putting on his farm bill agenda in today’s DriveTime.
Aug 02, 2023•5 min
Producers are reporting feeling a little — but not a lot — better about the farm economy. Hear the latest on that and a bill that might not be considered in the upcoming farm bill in today's DriveTime.
Aug 01, 2023•5 min
USDA announced new funding to address wildfire resiliency today. Hear the latest on that and the work of two House Ag subgroups in today's DriveTime.
Jul 31, 2023•5 min
Today’s DriveTime features comments from Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., Todd Van Hoose with Farm Credit and USDA Trade Undersecretary Alexis Taylor.
Jul 28, 2023•5 min
Lawmakers are headed home without voting on an ag spending bill that had been on the week's agenda. Hear the latest on that and Biden administration actions to address the effects of a nationwide heat wave in today's DriveTime.
Jul 27, 2023•5 min
The House Ag Appropriations bill was on the agenda on Capitol Hill today, but the bill is still bogged down in an interparty fight. Hear the latest on that and some farm bill thoughts from the Senate in today's DriveTime.
Jul 26, 2023•5 min
The government funding process has a few more twists and turns this year, and farm policy is in the thick of the debate. Hear what that looks like in both chambers on Capitol Hill in today's DriveTime.
Jul 25, 2023•5 min
The Biden White House sounded off on the implications of last week's Black Sea Grain Initiative news today and also sent a warning to Capitol Hill. Hear the latest in today's DriveTime.
Jul 24, 2023•5 min
Today’s DriveTime features comments from New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and also shares the recent announcements from the Department of Agriculture on urban agriculture and the federal milk marketing order.
Jul 21, 2023•5 min
The director of the Congressional Budget Office pushed back on lawmakers regarding concerns that its analysts are taking too long to deliver farm bill cost estimates and more investments are being made in soy products and alternative protein sources. All that and more in today’s DriveTime.
Jul 20, 2023•5 min
The Biden administration rolled out a sweeping array of steps to address competition in the economy today, including an effort in agriculture. Learn more in today's DriveTime.
Jul 19, 2023•5 min
The world is working to understand the global implications of the loss of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Hear that and a look at the future of American farmland ownership in today's DriveTime.
Jul 18, 2023•5 min
It was a busy Monday in farm policy with news stretching from the Black Sea to Washington. Hear the latest on global grain trade, USDA's new deputy and recent EPA action in today's DriveTime.
Jul 17, 2023•5 min
The EPA is looking to advance renewable energy projects and two ag economists offer their insights on the latest WASDE report and where the agriculture economy is headed in the future. All that and more in today’s DriveTime.
Jul 14, 2023•5 min
Hear what an EPA official says is on the agenda in the Waters of the U.S. rewrite and get the latest on foreign farmland ownership legislation on Capitol Hill in today's DriveTime.
Jul 13, 2023•5 min
USDA is hoping to use a $300 million investment to better its greenhouse gas reduction and carbon sequestration quantification. A look at that and two federal reports with big market implications in today's DriveTime.
Jul 12, 2023•5 min
Today's DriveTime features the latest on USDA's new second in command and legislation that would restrict the department's ability to spend from a familiar account.
Jul 11, 2023•5 min
Congress gets back into the swing of things this week, but the first action of the week actually takes place outside the DC Beltway. Hear more in today's DriveTime.
Jul 10, 2023•5 min
USDA has opened up the application process to provide financial assistance to producers who experienced discrimination in farm lending programs and Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall shares his thoughts on rural mental health resources in today’s DriveTime.
Jul 07, 2023•5 min
Today’s DriveTime, takes a look at a new report on glyphosate and features comments from Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper.
Jul 06, 2023•5 min
Today’s DriveTime takes a look at a new report released by Purdue University and features comments from the House Ag Committee Chair Glenn Thompson, R-Pa.
Jul 05, 2023•5 min
The Department of Agriculture released its June acreage report and new figures detailing an increase in the error rates for payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. All that and more in today’s DriveTime.
Jun 30, 2023•5 min
The Biden administration announced new investments in meat and poultry processing capacity today. Hear the latest on that and a fresh challenge to the Waters of the U.S. rule in today's DriveTime.
Jun 29, 2023•5 min
A Biden administration official discusses the plans for an update to the Waters of the U.S. rule in today's DriveTime, which also features a weather outlook and a look at immigration policy.
Jun 28, 2023•5 min
The Food and Drug Administration is offering more insight into its plans to rework how it oversees the portion of the food supply under its jurisdiction. More on that and farm bill comments from a pair of key lawmakers in today's DriveTime.
Jun 27, 2023•5 min
Today's DriveTime has the latest figures on the drought throughout the country and how USDA plans to invest in biofuels infrastructure.
Jun 26, 2023•5 min
The Department of Agriculture announced it is using $2.7 billion from the Commodity Credit Corporation and Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., says expanding rural broadband is going to be top of mind for him in the upcoming farm bill. All that and more in today’s DriveTime.
Jun 23, 2023•5 min
Senate appropriators offered a look at their plans to fund USDA and FDA today, and there's a big gap between them and their House counterparts. Hear the latest on that and more in today's DriveTime.
Jun 22, 2023•5 min
It was a busy day in farm policy, and DriveTime has the latest on cultivated meat production, biofuel blending targets, and USDA's efforts to secure a diverse workforce for agriculture's future.
Jun 21, 2023•5 min
Drought is having a measurable impact on the nation's row crop production. Hear more on that and the state of farm bill deliberations in today's DriveTime.
Jun 20, 2023•5 min