In an exclusive interview with Pro Farmer policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer, House Agriculture Committee ranking member Cong. Mike Conaway (R-TX) says that rounds two and three of the Market Facilitation Program payments must flow to farmers in November and January.

In the interview featured in this week's DC Signal to Noise Podcast, Conaway also says that while the Renewable Fuels Standard must protect the baseline for the ethanol industry, any growth must come from the market, not mandates.

Other highlights from this week's politics and policy podcast with Wiesemeyer, Farm Journal news director John Herath and AgWeb.com policy writer Anna-Lisa Laca include:

New signals that USMCA is on the fast track

Will a phase 1 trade deal with China still be signed before the end of the year?

The biofuels industry presents a full-court press on the RFS

House Ag Committee Chair Collin Peterson's (D-MN) historic vote on the impeachment resolution

A tip of the hat to the men and women of FFA

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