A market analyst says recent rains have delayed U.S. corn and soybean planting progress more than expected.

In its Friday, May 10, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, USDA will update old-crop estimates as well as establish new estimates for the 2024-25 season. The Crop Production report from NASS will give the first production estimates for this year's winter wheat crops with state breakdowns.

Passage of a new farm bill this year remains a long shot, but the House Agriculture Committee’s planned markup of a bill on May 23 could help some vulnerable Republicans while putting pressure on a handful of Democrats who are in close re-election races.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced approximately $22.3 million available to community-based and nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and Tribal entities that help underserved and veteran farmers and ranchers own and operate successful farms.

Kansas State University today announced that ADM, a global leader in human and animal nutrition, has pledged $1 million to Kansas State University’s Global Center for Grain and Food Innovation, one of four new or renovated facilities included in the university’s visionary Agriculture Innovation Initiative led by the College of Agriculture.

The U.S. Ag Secretary says he’s optimistic about at least one farm bill proposal.

Corn planting progress fell behind the five-year average pace last week for the first time this season, while soybean planting continued ahead of the average pace, USDA NASS said in its latest weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.

Farmer sentiment plunged in April as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell 15 points below a month earlier to a reading of 99. The barometer’s sub-indices both declined from a month earlier, with the Current Condition Index at 83, down 18 points, and the Future Expectations Index at 106, down 14 points.

Illinois is the 20th state to discover the Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis).

The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is extending the H2Ohio enrollment deadline for row crop producers who farm in Ohio’s 64 counties outside of the Western Lake Erie Basin. Farmers will have until Friday, May 31, 2024, to enroll.

Officials continue to dig into dueling farm bill frameworks.

The active weather pattern this spring continues Monday and will bring about a significant risk for an outbreak of severe weather across the Central and Southern Plains this afternoon and evening. Strong, long-tracked tornadoes, massive hail and a couple of lines of significant wind damage are going to be possible.

Leaders at the National Corn Growers Association said Friday that they are worried about the availability and price of inputs after the Commerce Department announced plans to raise tariffs on phosphorous fertilizers imported from Morocco from 2.12% to 14.21%.

March exports of U.S. pork were steady with last year’s volume and edged higher in value, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Beef exports were below last March’s large volume but export value was the highest since June 2023.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s timeline for reviewing a new dicamba label submitted by Bayer could mean growers won’t be able to use the herbicide next year.

The Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says farmers need the certainty of a five-year farm bill.

The House and Senate plans for the farm bill go in opposite directions when it comes to eligibility for farm program payments.

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced a long-awaited final rule imposing requirements on farmers for ensuring that agricultural water doesn't contaminate produce with dangerous pathogens.

Leaders of the U.S. ethanol industry are seeking to intervene in a legal challenge of the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation, which effectively bans the use of renewable, crop-based biofuels like corn ethanol as a feedstock for decarbonizing the aviation sector.

On Wednesday, Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 1084 to prohibit the sale of lab-grown meat in the state of Florida. Florida is taking action to stop the World Economic Forum’s goal of forcing the world to eat lab-grown meat and insects, “an overlooked source of protein.”

The House Ag Committee has released a summary of the new farm bill that includes new investments for agriculture.

U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Wednesday unveiled the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act, which contains more than 100 bipartisan bills and puts the 2024 Farm Bill back on track to being signed into law by the end of the year.

The Food and Drug Administration will continue to take the lead in regulating intentional genomic alterations in animals, with assistance from the Agriculture Department on specific products, FDA said Wednesday.

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Dr. Tim Boring Wednesday signed a “Determination of Extraordinary Emergency, “HPAI Risk Reduction Response Order," to further protect Michigan’s poultry and livestock industries from the ongoing threat of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).

After a couple of growing seasons with major drought issues, the forage outlook appears to be positive heading into the 2024 growing seasons. While there are some pockets where drought is continuing to hang on, more moisture has been present this winter into spring in many areas.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., released the outline of a new farm bill Wednesday that will include enhancements to commodity programs and crop insurance as well as a provision to prevent states from regulating animal welfare outside their borders.His Senate counterpart, Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., is also expected to unveil a draft bill today.

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says updates to a model that measures the carbon footprint for sustainable aviation fuel should allow U.S. agriculture to participate in the sustainable aviation fuel market.

Biofuel and farm groups on Tuesday came out of the chute both declaring the importance of new guidelines for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) tax credits while also arguing the new rules are too prescriptive on-farm practices such as making demands to grow cover crops.