Agri-Pulse DriveTime

Americans are buying more meat, farmers are warming up to climate policy discussions, and President Joe Biden signs a National Agriculture Day proclamation. More in today’s DriveTime.

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is scheduled to meet with the Chinese ag minister tonight and House Agriculture leaders see different paths for carbon markets. More in today’s DriveTime. 

Produce groups attempt to shore up Senate support for ag labor reform and an energy economics professor reflects on the ethanol industry COVID-19 recovery this past year. More in today’s Drivetime.

The Biden administration gets its trade leader and its top ag official talks nutrition policy. Hear more in today's DriveTime.

House to vote on farmworker immigration bill, and corn exports to China remain robust. That and more in today’s DriveTime. 

Today's DriveTime features news on ag labor, production estimates, USDA's climate policy and a Biden administration staffing announcement.

President Joe Biden touts the American Rescue Plan at the White House and USDA is accepting renewal applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program. That and more in today’s DriveTime.

Today's DriveTime features news from the International Trade Commission on a key ag input and highlights from a pair of Capitol Hill ag committee hearings.

The House has passed a $1.9 trillion coronavirus recovery measure and the Biden administration is sorting through how to best address vaccine usage in rural America. Hear more in today's DriveTime. 

USDA extends school meal programs and a western state Republican places a hold a President Joe Biden’s Interior secretary nominee. That and more in today’s DriveTime.

The House is preparing to take up the coronavirus relief measure that passed the Senate over the weekend. More on that and a look at U.S.-Canada dairy relations in today's DriveTime. 

The Senate coronavirus relief process hits a snag and USDA gives producers more time to sign up for a key program. Hear more in today's DriveTime. 

Coronavirus relief legislation moves forward on Capitol Hill, an ag labor bill returns to the scene, and a commodity group asks for regional considerations in climate talks. Hear more in today's DriveTime. 

The Biden administration cabinet takes shape on Capitol Hill as farm groups seek to ensure his appointees have a key negotiating authority. More on that, and a look at the COVID-19 recovery legislation being considered in the Senate, in today's DriveTime. 

The Senate could take up coronavirus relief as early as tomorrow and farmers’ attitudes toward the ag economy is steady. That and more in today’s DriveTime.

Today’s DriveTime features an update on USDA’s equity work and encouragement from an ag industry leader to think critically about the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

Students across the country are celebrating FFA week today. More on that and a look at a key ag group's 2021 priorities in today's DriveTime.

Katherine Tai had her confirmation hearing to head up the nation's trade policy and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack addressed reporters for the first time in his new tenure as secretary. Hear more in today's DriveTime.

Today's DriveTime features a look at the market situation for beef producers and consumers as well as the kickoff to the process that could lead to infrastructure legislation in the Senate. 

The Senate has confirmed Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture and President Joe Biden will head to Texas later this week to see winter storm impacts. That and more in today’s DriveTime.

Today's DriveTime features an update on how the Biden administration will handle renewable fuels policy, a look at a major ag input trade case, and news on where things stand for dairy economics this year. 

USDA's Ag Outlook Forum wrapped up with a wide range of topics discussed today, including a look at what can be done to address diversity at all levels of the ag industry. That and more in today's DriveTime. 

The 97th annual Agricultural Outlook Forum began today, and with it came forecasts for domestic production and international demand. More about that, as well as looks at the cost of climate policy, in today's DriveTime. 

Today's DriveTime features reports on rural broadband, soybean grower priorities, and the pricing of electric vehicle technology. 

The National Ethanol Conference begins today and the leader of a national ag organization suggests there’s middle ground in climate discussions between environmentalists and farmers. More in today’s DriveTime.