Heavy rains slowed planting across the country last week, yet progress remained ahead of the five-year average.

May had its share of turbulent weather, with 469 tornadoes, 3,475 severe wind events and 1,640 severe hail events in the U.S. This is among the highest number of storms recorded for May since 2011.

The FDA approved a feed ingredient from Elanco Animal Health that reportedly reduces methane emissions from lactating cows by 30%.

Following the House Committee's passage of the farm bill, industry groups are weighing in on the legislation.

The USDA seeks public input for a proposed rule to establish a new Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program. It is part of the Growing Climate Solutions Act.

The United States and Europe are exploring options to acquire or manufacture H5N1 bird flu vaccines to protect poultry and dairy workers, veterinarians and lab technicians according to Reuter's Julie Steenhuysen and Jennifer Rigby.

Rootworn and other insects are making an early appearance across the Corn Belt. Ashley Dean, Extension specialist for field crop entomology at Iowa State University attributes the high numbers to the milder-than-usual temperatures that allowed the pest to overwinter.

For the past 20 years, Farm Futures has published a list of the best places to farm in the U.S. based on the financial performance of 3,056 counties.

The National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau teamed up to rally support from more than 900 agricultural stakeholders urging a federal fix to California Prop. 12 in the 2024 Farm Bill.

In the early hours of May 24th the House Agriculture Committee advanced the farm bill on a 33 to 21 vote with just four Democrats joining 29 Republicans.