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Congressional leaders on Tuesday were discussing whether to restore farm-aid funds and food assistance to a spending bill needed to prevent a partial government shutdown next month, Democratic aides said.

Steve Freed, Vice President of grain research at ADM Investor Services, talks big numbers with China's present and potential future purchases of American crops. And U.S. Congressman Glenn "G.T." Thompson (PA-15) joins us to discuss ag business in Washington DC.

The COVID-19 pandemic has attacked the physical and financial health of communities across the country.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 6 million Americans have been infected by the coronavirus, but each and every one of us have felt the ripple effect as our economy came to a screeching halt. The economic impact has manifested itself through scenes of boarded up storefronts, millions of Americans out of work, and many families concerned about their wellbeing.

Over the last several months, COVID-19 has changed our lives in a multitude of ways. Our routines were digitized almost overnight as business meetings transitioned to conference calls, classrooms became virtual meetings, and time spent with loved ones and friends became a luxury.

While we all depend on broadband connectivity every day, the global pandemic has underscored just how much we rely upon this technology.

Federal and state legislators heard on Tuesday from Cambria County farmers how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has hurt the agriculture business locally.

Weakland Farms in Portage Township was the site of the Cambria County Farm Bureau's 2020 legislative farm tour, an event that's held each summer as a way for Farm Bureau members to communicate to policy-makers the issues on which they're focused.

U.S. Reps. Glenn ‘GT' Thompson (R-PA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) joined a bipartisan Pennsylvania contingent in seeking a deadline extension for states and localities to spend Coronavirus Relief Funds authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.