Agri-Pulse DriveTime

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

Today’s DriveTime, takes a look at a new report on glyphosate and features comments from Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper. 

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

Today's DriveTime has the latest figures on the drought throughout the country and how USDA plans to invest in biofuels infrastructure.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

Today’s DriveTime discusses comments that were made at a USDA pre-hearing information session on federal milk marketing order reform and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, shares his thoughts on Mexico’s ban on genetically modified corn. 

U.S. farm groups are welcoming news of a deal to stabilize the labor situation on West Coast ports. Hear more on that and an assessment on the current state of American trade policy from a top official in today's DriveTime.

The House Appropriations Committee considers a bill that has big funding cuts for USDA while the department announces plans to look over food label claims. Hear more in today's DriveTime.

The Environmental Protection Agency is holding off on some major news farm policy watchers were expecting this week. More on that and a look at the food prices in the Consumer Price Index in today's DriveTime.

USDA is rolling out more ReConnect funding as it also announces the results of a recent Conservation Reserve Program signup. Hear more in today's DriveTime.

Today's DriveTime, takes a look at USDA's recent WASDE report and hears about the top farm bill priorities for a Kansas Republican. 

A key Senate Republican sounds off on the timeline of a new farm bill as various ag groups look to get their priorities included in the legislation. Hear the latest on that and USDA's trade mission to Japan in today's DriveTime.