‘Millennial Farmer’ fame: Minnesota farmer Zach Johnson, with nearly 900,000 followers on YouTube as “Millennial Farmer,” “is the unquestioned star of so-called FarmTube with videos that include the much-watched “Tractor Stuck in the MUD.” (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Kemp helps Perdue: Through his continued overhaul of the Board of Regents, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is apparently helping former agriculture secretary Sonny Perdue lock in support to become chancellor of the state university system. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Brazil soy shrivels: Instead of the record crop that was initially expected, Brazil will harvest the smallest soybean crop in six years, 128.5 million tonnes, due to punishingly hot and dry weather in southern states and excessive rain in Mato Grosso do Sul, the top soy state. (Reuters)
Orange juice squeeze: Florida is harvesting its smallest orange crop since the 1940s at the same time that Americans are rediscovering a taste for orange juice, and the result is higher prices as the pandemic persists. (Washington Post)
Tax-free farm income: As part of a proposed tax package, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds would eliminate taxes on income that retired farmers receive from renting their land for cash — a step that could discourage them from selling land to newcomers. (Bleeding Heartland)