Agri-Pulse DriveTime

A spending bill to fund the government beyond Thursday heads to the Senate, farm credit regulators worry non-performing loans are slowly rising, and South Korea has agreed to open their country to U.S. rice. More in today's DriveTime.

It could be a big week for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement as time runs out for 2019 consideration. More on that and an inside look at conversations on biofuel policy in today's DriveTime.

More MFP payments are on the way. Hear more on that, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue's first-hand account of the new ERS and NIFA office space in Kansas City, a new leader in the National FFA Organization in today's DriveTime. 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a deal with the White House on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is imminent, China lifts four-year ban on U.S. poultry, and USDA extends deadline for paying interest on crop insurance premiums.

A farm economy expert warns of a potential recession in the next decade, a dairy industry leader reacts to the Deans Foods bankruptcy news, and a farmer offers his thoughts on more trade aid payments. Hear more in today's DriveTime.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. and China are close to signing the phase one trade deal, a House Democrat is optimistic Congressional action on U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement will happen this year, and biodiesel producers push for tax credit extension.

President Donald Trump says "not so fast" on the Chinese reports of tariffs being eliminated as part of the Phase One trade deal with China. More on that and an update on the administration's trade mitigation plans in today's DriveTime.

The U.S. and China have agreed to address existing tariffs in the Phase One trade deal, a new CDC report has some concerning statistics for rural health, and a USDA grant program's data set is under scrutiny. Hear more in today's DriveTime. 

Today's DriveTime features a Supreme Court case with agricultural ramifications, a look at the Chinese market for U.S. and Canadian pork, and a recap of the high-tech conversations companies had last week with FFA members.

Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell accuses House Democrats of stalling on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a government shutdown may be on the horizon, and farmer sentiment toward the ag economy improves in October.

Producers are working their way through a tough harvest, a Senate appropriator offers his thoughts on the upcoming funding deadline, and there's a new slate of FFA leaders. Hear more in today's DriveTime.

The first phase of an agreement with China hasn't been signed quite yet, but USDA's Ted McKinney is confident the deal will come to pass. More on that and a look at an out-of-this-world guest to this year's National FFA Convention.

An event with key members of the ag community provided the latest outlook on the USMCA negotiations. More on that and an update on government funding and farm labor legislation in today's DriveTime.

Differences continue to narrow in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement working group, but labor is still the sticking point; biofuel and oil groups offer comments on EPA's small refinery exemption proposal; and the National FFA Convention kicks off today. More in today’s DriveTime.

Biofuel and oil groups square off in House hearing on small refinery exemptions and USDA releases an interim final rule regarding hemp production and transportation. More in today’s DriveTime.

A bipartisan House bill would establish a new federal definition of beef, USDA prepares to release an interim final rule on growing industrial hemp, and biofuels and oil groups gear up for another Renewable Fuel Standard fight this week.

USDA is cautioning producers about what they need to do if they'll have a delayed harvest. More on that and what you can do to help curb the opioid crisis this weekend in today's DriveTime. 

Lawmakers are feeling more optimistic about USMCA talks, the EPA is facing another legal challenge to its governance of the Renewable Fuel Standard, and a cattle industry group wants USDA to take a look at beef labeling standards. Hear more in today's DriveTime. 

The Senate has agreed to begin debate on a non-controversial 2020 spending package including funding for the Department of Agriculture, negotiations on tax extenders seem to be moving slowly, and an ag economist reacts to China’s announcement to issue a tariff-free quota for importing U.S. soybeans.

The Trump administration is trying its best to sell a deal to address small refinery exemptions, but the biofuels sector isn't showing a change of heart just yet. More on that and an update to the U.S.-China trade war in today's DriveTime.

USDA has cut the first check for its broadband program. More on that and the views of an ag economist on the broad reaches of the U.S.-China trade war in today's DriveTime.

Democrats are meeting on USMCA, the Trump administration is seeking to calm RFS concerns, and a cattle feeder is looking for credit for environmental improvements. Hear more in today's DriveTime.

Iowa farmers are done playing "Iowa nice" after a Trump administration proposal on biofuels policy left them and their Capitol Hill allies furious. More on that and an update on when disaster checks will be in the mail in today's DriveTime.

The biofuels industry is puzzled by the Environmental Protection Agency’s new supplemental proposal, a Senate committee chair welcomes the partial China deal, and a former U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement negotiator from Mexico says the agreement doesn’t need to be reopened.

The latest on the U.S. and China negotiations in Washington, Winter weather’s impact on Plains and Midwest crops and McKinney “on the road again” leading another trade delegation in search of new markets.