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U.S. corn and soybean planting pace increased notably week-over-week in USDA’s latest Crop Progress report. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at the notable state corn planting progress numbers for the period ending May 4.

* - USDA's May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates are scheduled for release Monday, May 12th at 12 PM Eastern time. - * The initial USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate for the 2025-26 marketing year, like past years, is drawing significant interest. (Rod Bain and World...

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski discusses what is behind some of the interest generated with USDA’s May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey goes over some of the highlights from corn and soybean crop emergence progress for the period ending May 4.

USDA geneticist Devinder Sandhu discusses study into developing new alfalfa germplasms with a high tolerance to saline in ground water and recycled water.

Genetic research by USDA is behind the development of an alfalfa variety with a greater tolerance to high salinity levels found in irrigation ground water or recycled water. (Rod Bain and USDA geneticist Devinder Sandhu)

National Interagency Fire Center meteorologist Jim Wallman discusses areas of the country where above normal wildfire activity could take place this month.

Jim Wallman of the National Interagency Fire Center says conditions this Spring coujld lend themselves to increased wildfire activity this summer in parts of the Pacific Northwest and Northern California.

What might May and the upcoming summer look like from a wildfire perspective across the country? (Rod Bain and National Interagency Fire Center meteorologist Jim Wallman)