Agri-Pulse DriveTime

Representatives of commodity organizations continue to lobby Congressional leaders for a new farm bill this year.  House Ag Committee Chair Glenn Thompson isn't ready to settle for another farm bill extension. 

Hundreds of farmers are on Capitol Hill calling on Congress to approve a new farm bill this year. The question is if there is time and political will to complete the task this year. 

A hurricane is brewing in the Gulf Coast and political storms are developing as Congress is back to work facing an end of month deadline on a spending plan for the new fiscal year. 

Dry weather is a growing headline in Brazil and in the United States. A lack of moisture is preventing planting in the Southern Hemisphere and no rain is reducing water levels in the Mississippi River. 

The USDA's Economic Research Service lowered its forecast for U.S. farm income this year. Higher input costs and lower crop commodity prices continue to challenge farmers. 

A new USDA study suggests the number of food insecure homes and  hungry children continues to grow and is even greater than during the Covid Pandemic.