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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Today's DriveTime features the latest on debt ceiling talks and how the negotiations are impacting farm policy. There's also a recap of a hearing with top USDA officials on Capitol Hill.
Farm groups are calling on the White House to provide favor for domestic feedstocks under the Clean Fuels Production Credit. Some of those same groups fear the consequences of tariffs on already anemic agriculture exports.
Despite near record yields many Midwestern crop farmers will see negative returns this year. The University of Illinois forecasts the average farm will lose $30,000 this year.