Agri-Pulse DriveTime

Louisiana’s top ag official says barges should be moving next week and a former Senate Democrat pushes the Environmental Protection Agency to keep increasing renewable volume obligations in the Renewable Fuel Standard. That and more in today’s DriveTime.

Net cash farm income is forecast to rise, USDA looks for answers on how to label cell-cultured meat, and a veteran farm lobbyist weighs on the stepped-up basis fight in Congress. That and more in today’s DriveTime.

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack addresses dairy cows contaminated with PFAS, Canadian railroads battle again for KC Southern, and Spencer Chase catches up with biofuels advocates at Farm Progress Show. That and more in today’s DriveTime.

Hours-of-service exemption extended for livestock haulers and House Ag gets ready for a reconciliation bill fight. More in today’s DriveTime with Ben Nuelle in Washington and Spencer Chase at the Farm Progress Show in Illinois.

In today's DriveTime, the ag industry offers an early reaction to Hurricane Ida and the Department of Agriculture wraps up an input-gathering phase of its effort to boost meat processing capacity.

Weather takes center stage over the weekend as the Gulf of Mexico prepares for landfall of a hurricane. More on that and a look at how a beef industry group is approaching a key labeling issue in today's DriveTime.

The Environmental Protection Agency submits renewable volume obligation proposals and the USDA ramps up African Swine Fever defense in Puerto Rico. That and more in today’s DriveTime.

Today's DriveTime features news on a new dairy effort from USDA, a look at lock and dam construction, and thoughts on marketplace fairness rules.

Infrastructure efforts move forward, USDA updates its livestock markets enforcement, and a court challenge to Prop 12 is dismissed. Hear more in today's DriveTime.

The House is back in town with a tricky political situation on the agenda. A look at that as well as a look at the forestry and cattle industries in today's DriveTime.