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Young Farmer Bootstraps Road to Agriculture

View in Browser May 4, 2021         Shake, Rattle, and Grow: Young Farmer Bootstraps Road to Agriculture   Cason Anderson, 18, had no acres, few connections, and no equipment, but gained a farming toehold by scavenging tiny bits of neglected ground. Simply, Anderson picked from below the bottom of the pile.   Read More     ADVERTISEMENT       What Farm Technology Are You Most Interested In?   We want to give you better resources to inform your farm technology use. But first, we want to know what you're interested in! Take this three-minute survey and receive a FREE eBook.   Take the Survey!       White Farmers Claim Discrimination, Sue Federal Government Over American Rescue Plan Act The federal government is facing another lawsuit over The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. A group of farmers from five states claim they're ineligible for the loan forgiveness program because they're white. Read More       ADVERTISEMENT     Your Path to Smart Farm Technology Investments With higher commodity prices, you may be in the market to make an upgrade or new investment on your farm. Whether that's iron, software, genetics, buildings or fertility, the first step is to calculate the payback. Read More       ADVERTISEMENT     Corn Planting Progress Leaps 29 Points, Beats 2020's Historic Jump A wide-open week with dry weather allowed farmers to make big strides in planting progress. USDA's latest Crop Progress report shows as of Sunday, May 2, 46% of the corn crop had been planted, a 29 percentage point jump in just a week. Read More       Will Corn Need To Trade Above $8 And Beans Above $18? Corn rarely has inverses in the spring, so this is a big deal. Last Monday, the spread opened with May being 23¢ higher than July. By Thursday's close it was 51¢ higher. Read More       ADVERTISEMENT     Any Sign of Relief From the Drought on the Way? Meteorologist Mike Hoffman looks ahead to the weather we could see this week. He has the latest on the jet stream and whether that will help to usher in some rain for the West. Read More       Forward to Friend     Connect With Us: You are receiving this email because you are a subscriber or past subscriber to a Farm Journal Product.   Preferences/Unsubscribe | Subscribe   Contact Us | Email Us | Privacy Policy   Copyright 2021 Farm Journal, Inc 8725 Rosehill Road Lenexa, KS, 66215