Agri-Pulse DriveTime

Many of the nation's farm groups were before a Senate Ag subcommittee today to offer their thoughts on the next farm bill. Hear what the panel's leader had to say and get the latest on the input market in today's DriveTime.

A dairy producer group is outlining the reforms it would like to see in the Federal Milk Marketing Order system. Hear what they're proposing and get the latest on farm bill funding in today's DriveTime.

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to issue an emergency Clean Air Act waiver to allow the continued sale of E15 this summer and the top House Ag Appropriator says the work requirement debate in federal welfare programs should be handled through debt ceiling negotiations and not the farm bill.

Today's DriveTime features comments on some of the top issues facing the Food and Drug Administration, Department of Agriculture, and Environmental Protection Agency. 

House GOP leadership worked around an issue that stood in the way of getting many Midwest Republicans to support a debt ceiling bill on the floor. Hear the details on that and what commodity groups told the House Ag Committee today in the latest DriveTime.

USDA food safety officials are taking the next steps in their plans to step up their oversight of salmonella in chicken products. Hear what is being proposed in today's DriveTime.

The House Ag Committee was in Florida for a listening session today. Hear what producers there hope to see in the next farm bill in today's DriveTime.

In today’s DriveTime, we discuss how the funds allocated to the conservation title in the Inflation Reduction Act will be used in the farm bill and at USDA. 

Today's DriveTime has the latest on EPA's regulation of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed as well as one thing U.S. agriculture is hoping to see from Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack's trip to Japan.

Debt ceiling talks added a new chapter Wednesday with the official introduction of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's legislation. Hear what it means and get the latest from EPA's day at House Ag in today's DriveTime. 

A farm group shares its thoughts ahead of EPA Administrator Michael Regan heading up to testify before the House Ag Committee tomorrow and a decision could be made any day now on Proposition 12. All that and more in today's DriveTime.

Today's DriveTime discusses disaster assistance programs and crop insurance programs, along with concerns around the debt ceiling debate and sustainable aviation fuel.

Former lawmakers share thoughts on the upcoming farm bill and the head of USDA’s Farm Service Agency says county offices are making do with the resources they have, but would gladly welcome more. All that and more in today’s DriveTime.

New court filings take aim at EPA's handling of a key ag input. Hear the latest on that and insights into federal water litigation in today's DriveTime.

The Environmental Protection Agency is out with new emissions reduction targets that have many in the oil and biofuel industry frustrated. Hear what's in the proposal and the latest on grocery prices in the country in today's DriveTime.

The Biden administration is offering a proposal to address water use in the Colorado River basin. Hear the latest on that and reports on trade funding and the ongoing planting season in today's DriveTime.

The nation's egg producers helped the White House with a time-honored tradition Monday. Hear the details and get a look at a USDA action on genetically-engineered corn regulation in today's DriveTime.

The FAO released its monthly Food Price Index and USDA’s top trade official says science-based regulatory policy could be in trouble if Mexico follows through with its decree to ban the imports of genetically modified white corn. All that and more in today's DriveTime. 

President Joe Biden has followed through on his pledge to veto a disapproval of the administration's Waters of the U.S. rule. Hear more on that and get a trade update for several commodities in today's DriveTime.

Today's DriveTime features the latest on dairy pricing reform, a look at the status of ocean shipping reform legislation, and the issue of lost farmland acreage in the U.S.

Farmers are growing more and more concerned about what interest rates might mean for their operations. Hear that and more in today's DriveTime.

Storms are hitting farm country hard, and more could be on the way. Hear the parts of the country keeping an eye on the sky as well as the thoughts of a Senate Ag member on the upcoming farm bill in today's DriveTime.

The International Dairy Foods Association is petitioning USDA to alter the way processors are compensated under federal milk marketing orders and USDA announced new investments through the Rural Energy for America Program. All that and more in today's DriveTime. 

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack wrapped up his week on Capitol Hill with a contentious exchange over one of USDA's major initiatives. Hear the discussion and the latest on a key bill reintroduction on today's DriveTime.

The Senate expressed its opinion on EPA's Waters of the U.S. rule today. Hear the latest on that and comments from the leaders of USDA and FDA in today's DriveTime.