Agri-Pulse DriveTime

USDA makes an announcement to improve electric infrastructure and provide clean drinking water to rural areas and an industry leader calls for changes to the way the federal government regulates the dairy market. All that and more in today’s DriveTime. 

Today’s DriveTime features comments from Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, on rural healthcare and also takes a look at U.S. apple production and trade with India.

Today’s DriveTime features comments from American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings and also touches on USDA’s work to prevent foreign animal diseases from entering the country. 

There's a new official set to take a key position in the Food and Drug Administration's reshaping of how it oversees the country's food supply. Hear the latest on that and more in today's DriveTime.

Big changes are coming to the Food and Drug Administration, and soon. Hear the latest on that and some court activity in the biofuels industry in today's DriveTime.

DriveTime is back! Today's episode takes a quick look at the big news since our last program and reports on a major USDA investment in rural broadband.

Today's USDA reports didn't move the markets like other August rollouts have done, but offered key factors to watch as crops head toward harvest. Hear more about that and a look at an important farm bill discussion in today's DriveTime.

Today's DriveTime features the big figures from today's Consumer Price Index and what the change in food costs means for consumers. Hear the latest on that and the kickoff to the parade of presidential candidates talking farm policy at the Iowa State Fair. 

New surveys are out taking a look at consumer food consumption and cover crops, and EPA Administrator speaks out on Right to Repair. All that and more in today’s DriveTime.

President Joe Biden used the Antiquities Act to protect more than a million acres of land in Arizona and industry leaders gathered in California for the 38th International Sweetener Symposium. All that and more in today’s DriveTime. 

USDA announced new investments in healthy meals for small and rural schools and the Department also released its land values survey. All that and more in DriveTime.

Pork producers are improving the quality of loins and the National Pork Board wants to help farmers capitalize on the better meat. More on that plus two new USDA food security initiatives in today’s DriveTime.

The U.S. is shining the spotlight on global nutrition issues at the United Nations. Hear what's on the agenda and the latest on the wildfire season in today's DriveTime.

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.

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.

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.

Today’s DriveTime features comments from Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., Todd Van Hoose with Farm Credit and USDA Trade Undersecretary Alexis Taylor. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.