Milk producers seek hearing: The National Milk Producers Federation submitted a comprehensive proposal to modernize the Federal Milk Marketing Order system, including updated pricing formulas, and urged the USDA to call a hearing on the proposal. (NMPF)
Second thoughts about eRINs: The EPA may delay a decision on whether to expand the Renewable fuel Standard to include electricity generated from renewable sources, such as methane from cow manure, and electricity used to power electric cars. (Reuters)
Deadly Illinois dust storm: More than 30 people were injured and several died in crashes on I-55 in central Illinois “due to excessive winds blowing dirt” from freshly plowed farm fields, said police. (WLS-TV)
Corn planting on pace but…: Farmers have planted 26 percent of this year’s corn crop, on par with the five-year average, but work is behind normal in Iowa, the No. 1 corn state, and the upper Midwest because of a wet and cold spring. (USDA)
Biden invites congressional leaders: President Biden invited the Democratic and Republican leaders of the House and Senate to meet at the White House on May 9 with the debt limit as a likely topic. (White House)