Agri-Pulse DriveTime

Today's DriveTime takes a look at the farm income picture, the state of meat processing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and efforts by some animal ag operations to reduce their carbon footprint. 

Today's DriveTime takes a look at potential coronavirus relief talks, American agriculture's views of the WTO, and what a key infrastructure project might mean for ag exports. 

Farm groups react to CCC making it into a continuing resolution and discuss what comes next. More on that and remarks from a pair of campaign surrogates in today's DriveTime. 

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi not including CCC funding in the stopgap spending bill is like telling farmers to drop dead. More in today’s DriveTime.

Stopgap spending bill blocks Commodity Credit Corporation replenishment and world-famous Chef Jose Andres proposes improvements to USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program. More in today’s DriveTime.

USDA announces another round of payments in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says there’s bipartisan support for restaurant funding in another relief package. More in today’s DriveTime.

A top Republican on the Senate Ag Committee says lawmakers are working in the background on relief despite high-level negotiations and pork producers ask Congress for additional COVID relief. More in today’s DriveTime.

A Midwest farmer tells the Senate the new federal water pollution rule provides certainty for producers and a former Obama USDA official weighs in on the Trump administration’s latest actions on small refinery exemptions. More in today’s DriveTime with Ben Nuelle.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addresses National Farmers Union members and Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa expects the EPA to deny all retroactive small refinery exemptions. More in today’s DriveTime.

The Trump administration made official the SRE news that has been expected since last week. More on that and a look at previous USDA direct payments to producers in today's DriveTime. 

Today's DriveTime features news from USDA report day, a look at Corn Belt weather heading into harvest, thoughts on what a House Ag Committee member wants to see in the next CFAP package, and an update on the American public's views of agriculture. 

A coronavirus relief bill stalls in the Senate and traders look ahead to tomorrow's USDA report day. Hear more in today's DriveTime. 

Refiners respond to a report on President Donald Trump directing the EPA to deny small refinery waivers and Senate Republicans are hopeful ahead of tomorrow’s coronavirus relief bill vote. More in today's DriveTime.

Senate tees up targeted coronavirus relief bill and a House Ag Committee member asks USDA for more financial relief for cattle producers. More in today’s DriveTime with Ben Nuelle.

Congress returns to town this month, and a House Ag Committee member has COVID-19 relief on his agenda. More on that and an update on how one organization is approaching the meat processing capacity issue in today's DriveTime. 

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue offered a little insight on the next round of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments in Iowa today. More on that and an update on the "phase one" trade deal in today's DriveTime. 

The Department of Agriculture is out with farm income figures that show a big increase in government payments this year. More on that and a look at a new trade policy strategy unveiled this week in today's DriveTime.

Farmers’ attitudes toward the ag economy are much higher this month and government payments help keep cash rental rates stable in 2020. More in today’s DriveTime with Ben Nuelle.

USDA takes action on school meals and two candidates in a critical race for farm policy spar on the right approach to trade. Hear more in today's DriveTime with Spencer Chase and Ben Nuelle. 

House Ag Committee members look into Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue's comments from an event earlier this week, Taiwan makes it easier for U.S. beef and pork to access their market, and Iowa leaders assess the recovery needs from the derecho storm. Hear more in today's DriveTime. 

Today's DriveTime takes a look at what some hope to hear in President Donald Trump's speech tonight as Republican officials from a previous administration choose to endorse his Democratic opponent.

The Trump administration is out with a new challenge to address fertilizer use. More about that and a look at the hurricane set to hit the Gulf Coast in today's DriveTime. 

A Minnesota dairy producer will speak at the Republican National Convention tonight and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden slams President Donald Trump over small refinery exemptions. More in today’s DriveTime.

The Republican National Convention kicked off today with remarks from President Donald Trump. Hear what he had to say on trade and stories on key food policy issues with students returning back to school in today's DriveTime. 

Republicans tout support in farm country ahead of their convention and a top agricultural trade negotiator for the Trump administration is bullish about future corn and soybean sales to China. More in today’s DriveTime.