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It’s not impossible for young farmers to get started in agriculture if they really want it but expect it to take hard work, investing time and care in neighbors and having a few uncomfortable conversations.

Last week was full of both bullish and bearish news for the wheat market. Arlan Suderman of Stone X Group says there are still several things that could spark momentum in the wheat market.

Profit taking in cattle w/higher corn, awaiting cash. Hogs score more contract lows. Corn, wheat extend gains on weather, with profit taking in beans. Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek.

Illinois’ Jack Shissler hit major dryland corn yields in 2022: “Boiled down, my yields were about choosing the right variety and applying fungicide. Variety and fungicide—that’s where it was at.”

John Phipps thinks the Right to Repair controversy gets more coverage than it deserves. From the title to possible implications down the road, he explains his reasoning.

The European Union’s crop monitoring service raised its forecasts of this year’s EU soft wheat and rapeseed yields, citing a good crop outlook overall except in the drought-impacted Iberian peninsula.

AgDay TV Markets Now: Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing talks about how long the recovery rally may last in the grain markets.

Planting is nearing the finish line across Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Tennessee. Much of the soybean crop saw an early start to planting, One agronomic expert thinks the stage could be set for bigger soybean yields.

Similarly, Ken Ferrie says to time your post-herbicide application in corn based on weed size and to address cutworm based on the level of damage you find. One pass in the field could work for both, but don’t bet on it.

Three employees at USDA’s largest ag research center filed whistleblower complaints alleging years of mismanagement.