Need a quick catchup on the news? Here are seven agricultural stories you might have missed.
1. The Wheat Quality Council's 2021 Hard Winter Wheat Tour is underway in Kansas. On May 17, the day's estimated yield average was 59.2 bushels per acre, the highest measured since 53.4 bushels per acre in 2012. In 2019, the Day One estimate was 46.9 bushels per acre. – Kansas Farmer
2. The Paycheck Protection Program allowed millions of businesses to keep their doors open and has required a massive cleanup operation on the backend. The Small Business Administration's inspector general estimated in January that the agency approved loans for 55,000 potentially ineligible businesses and that 43,000 obtained more money than their reported payrolls would justify. Kabbage was among a band of online lenders that helped millions of borrowers and originated loans to phantom farms. – ProPublica