Philip Marek checks the health of a crop of #2 yellow corn at his father's farm in Wharton County, TX on Jun. 20, 2013.
Philip Marek has been a farm owner since 2010 and started with 210 acres. Marek and his cousin Josh Marek were able to use a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Services Agency (FSA) small and new farmer and rancher loan programs provided them the ability to handle initial business start-up and equipment purchase. USDA photo by Lance Cheung. Original public domain image from Flickr