Agri-Pulse 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.

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.