Agri-Pulse DriveTime

Today’s DriveTime takes a look at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation’s monthly global food price index and also has farm bill comments from Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall.

Dry conditions are becoming more and more prevalent across the country. Hear what that means for producers in those states and the latest on USDA's outreach to livestock producers in today's DriveTime.

Today's DriveTime has the latest on new carbon credit trading opportunities in agriculture and international action on the Red Sea shipping corridor. 

The beginning of 2024 means some big deadlines have come and others are looming for farm policy watchers. Hear the latest in today's DriveTime.

The last DriveTime of 2023 features news on biofuels tax credits, USDA's year in review, thoughts on the farm bill timeline and more.

The House Ag leader has a new farm bill timeline, and the Senate Ag leader is blocking the speedy movement of a House-passed whole milk bill. Hear more in today's DriveTime.

Today's DriveTime features the latest on new glyphosate arguments, the future of WIC funding and more. 

New congressional recommendations on the U.S.-China relationship are missing a provision that had some ag groups concerned. Hear the latest on that and get some new inflation figures in today's DriveTime.

Today's DriveTime features Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack's reflections on his time at the COP28 climate conference as well as one dairy leader's views on the industry's next steps with Canada. 

Today's DriveTime takes a look at the upcoming ag appropriations process and discusses what producers need to know for 2024.

Today's DriveTime features the latest on new feed ingredient legislation introduced in the House and the thinking of the Senate Ag Committee chair on nutrition program spending headed into the upcoming farm bill.

Several Republican Senators are calling for an investigation into USDA's implementation of the Emergency Relief Program. Hear more on that and thoughts from a House Ag hearing in today's DriveTime. 

Today's DriveTime features news on big spikes in cybersecurity concerns in agriculture and a looming increase in farmworker wages.

Today’s DriveTime takes a look at a new GAO report released today on crop insurance and has comments from Farm Credit Council President and CEO Todd Van Hoose.

Today’s DriveTime features comments from USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer and Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M.

The Department of Agriculture rolled out a new farm income forecast today. Hear the figures and the Biden administration's take on them in today's DriveTime.

USDA rolled out a handful of programmatic announcements Wednesday. Hear the new particulars in today's DriveTime.

Congress is preparing for its year-end legislative activity with government funding out of the way. Hear what that might mean for agriculture in today's DriveTime.

The Department of Agriculture announced it is releasing $196 million in grants and loans to help lower food costs and China has approved new beef and pork facilities, allowing them to export products to the country. All that and more in today’s DriveTime.

Today’s Agri-Pulse DriveTime takes a look at the upcoming COP28 program in Dubai and dives deeper into what the farm bill extension means for producers in 2024.

USDA rolled out key aspects of its trade agenda today. More on that and the ag community's next steps with a farm bill extension in hand in today's DriveTime.

Congress is moving toward a farm bill extension and avoiding a government shutdown. Hear the latest on that, the study of climate-smart ag practices and the cost of Thanksgiving dinner in today's DriveTime.

Fresh inflation figures show grocery prices are holding in line with historic trends. Hear the latest on that and get looks at a major food policy report and a Senate Ag committee hearing in today's DriveTime.

Today’s DriveTime features comments from American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall and FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Jim Jones.

Today's DriveTime features the latest on USDA report day and the stalled appropriations process in the House.