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USDA reports 36% of corn and 25% of soybean acres were planted as of yesterday. Rain will likely delay field activity this week and has damaged crops in Brazil. 

Farm groups are coming together to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month for the month of May, and an ag lobbyist says the recent farm bill text that was released this week is a starting point for negotiations. All that and more in today’s DriveTime.

Reaction to the Senate farm bill proposal and speculation about production requirements for Greet 45Z tax credits for SAF. 

Congressional ag committee leaders offered insight into their farm bill proposals today. The House Agriculture Committee is scheduled to markup their version of the bill May 23rd.

Funds from the USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation could help with a new farm bill, but may be easier said than done. 

Today’s DriveTime takes a look at the House Ag Committee Democrats counter proposal on the farm bill, the tornados that swept through the Midwest and how sorghum producers would like to see the farm safety net in the next farm bill.