Agri-Pulse DriveTime

House Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson was among a group of legislators participating in a farm bill listening session today at the Farm Progress Show in Iowa.  Thompson still wants a bill approved this year. 

Agriculture leaders at the Farm Progress Show lament the growing agriculture trade deficit and need for updated risk management tools in a new farm bill. 

The 71st Farm Progress Show opens in Boone, Iowa tomorrow. Despite a down farm economy Show Manager Matt Jungman says farmers are looking for innovation to boost efficiency.

The American Farm Bureau Federation is calling on leaders of the US Senate to get working on a farm bill and a former Illinois congresswoman makes a case for Democratic policy for rural America. 

Today's DriveTime features thoughts from the lead of the Democratic Rural Urban Bridge Initiative, soybean farmers reaction to the EPA's new Herbicide Strategy and a country ham that brings $10.5 million dollars for charity. 

The Agri-Pulse team reports comments from ag leaders in Chicago at the DNC and from Mitchell, South Dakota at Dakotafest.