Agri-Pulse DriveTime

Senate moves ahead with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, Trump administration releases proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is optimistic about the amount of ag purchases in the Phase One trade deal with China.

Today's DriveTime features some good news and bad news on the export front as well as a report on agriculture's role in one of the country's largest trade shows.

A Senate committee advancing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement moved the deal closer to American ratification, but a few hurdles remain. More on that and a look at biofuel policy in today's DriveTime. 

Congress is back in town and faces a to-do list that could include expedited USMCA consideration. More on that and a look ahead to 2020's economic conditions in today's DriveTime. 

The Trump administration expects a January signature on the U.S.-China trade deal. More on that and recap of the year from a biofuel sector leader in today's DriveTime. 

The House cleared the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement in a sweeping vote, the EPA finalized its methodology for accounting for small refinery waivers, and the government funding picture cleared up for the rest of the fiscal year. Hear more in today's DriveTime. 

Today's DriveTime features news on farmworker raises, the final days of USDA's trade mitigation signup, and what the nation's pork producers want to see for trade policy in 2020.

The House cleared a pair of bills to fund the government as its Ways and Means Committee considered legislation to implement the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Hear more in today's DriveTime. 

It’s the first day of a busy week in Washington as lawmakers face a lengthy to-do list before heading home for the year. Today’s DriveTime has more on USMCA, government funding, and a farm bill implementation update.

The U.S. and Chinese governments have confirmed news reports of a trade deal, leaving farm country to wonder about the next steps in negotiations and the future of the Market Facilitation Program. More on that and a farm labor lobbying update in today's DriveTime. 

The Trump administration’s trade agenda was under a GOP microscope today, USDA announces the second round of rural broadband funding, and farm groups shift focus toward the Senate as the House is expected to vote on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement next week.

The House takes up an ag labor bill, Congress debates tax extenders, a House bill gets a Senate companion, and ag groups dive into the issue of rural stress. Hear more in today's DriveTime. 

House Democrats reach a deal with the Trump administration on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and gear up to vote on an ag labor bill. Those stories and more in today’s DriveTime.

Recent progress on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement has a fresh sense of optimism on the deal. Hear more on that and get an update on efforts to expand rural broadband as well as the latest on the Market Facilitation Program in today's DriveTime. 

Today’s DriveTime discusses the life left in the effort to approve USMCA before the end of the year, farm country's interpretation of the latest China comments, and more.

Producers interested in the Conservation Reserve Program are now able to take advantage of the first general signup since 2015. More on that and a report from the Montana Grain Growers Association convention in today’s DriveTime.

Democrats blast USDA over SNAP rule, the Federal Communications Commission unveils funding plan to boost 5G wireless coverage for precision agriculture technology, and Japan's legislative body ratifies a phase one trade deal with the U.S.

President Donald Trump seems to be in no rush to reach a trade deal with China, farmers attitudes toward the ag economy rise for second month in a row, and some 2,200 farmers send a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

The first week of December has already brought a new tariff threat and a shortened timeline for consideration of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Hear more in today's DriveTime.

USDA is out with its latest update to farm income forecasts. More on that and an update on USMCA talks held today in Washington in today's DriveTime. 

Senate Finance Committee Chair Chuck Grassley is encouraged by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s most recent statement on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a winter storm pounding the plains is barreling toward the northern Corn Belt, and an Iowa State report suggests unrestricted access for U.S. pork to China would lower the trade deficit with that country. More in today’s DriveTime with Ben Nuelle.

More news on U.S. sugar imports, Republican opposition to an ag labor bill working its way through the House, and an update on USDA's rural broadband efforts in today's DriveTime.

Upper Midwest lawmakers are calling on USDA to help sugarbeet growers hit by bad weather. More on that and an update on what appropriators have to do when they return to Washington in today's DriveTime. 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says USMCA consideration might have to wait until the new year. More on that and an update on government funding and tax extenders in today's DriveTime. 

Today's DriveTime has updates on an ongoing ag labor bill markup, the U.S.-Japan deal having its day on Capitol Hill, and a new timeline on the upcoming Waters of the U.S. rule from the Trump administration.