Southern Farmers Embrace Corn
Farmers across the South are forgoing traditional cash crops like cotton in order to take advantage of temporary price increases for corn and soybeans. In the wake of last summer’s…
Missouri Increases Acreage
According to the Prospective Plantings report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Missouri will lead America in the highest increase of the percentage of corn acreages. The total 3.05…
Indiana Corn Crops Suffer With Global Warming
A study released by the Environmental America Research & Policy Center said Indiana corn farmers will lose an estimated $98 million a year as temperatures rise from global warming. The…
Minnesota Farmers Planting Corn
Minnesota farmers nearly finished planting corn last week, and soybean planting is not far behind. A week ago, soybean planting was at 28 percent complete, but today it is at…
Minnesota Planting Almost Complete!
According to the USDA, corn planting in Minnesota is only at 96 percent complete. The corn is starting to appear despite current wet conditions. The rain is holding up planting…
Corn Yield up, Prices Down
According to the Iowa Farm Bureau officials, farmers are set to match or break the yield of corn crops for 2009. Despite the higher yield, corn prices could decrease as…
Farmers Bracing for Price Drop
Over the past several years, commodity prices have increasingly risen, driving up food prices and expanding farmers’ profit margins. This era of high crop prices may be coming to an…
Ethanol Responsible for Crop Boom
According to U.S. Department of Agriculture figures, the recent increase in crop and land prices is largely due to increased ethanol demand. A part of American energy concerns for over…
USDA Reports Corn Crops Look Good
The United States Department of Agriculture Crop Progress Report said that the U.S. corn crop is near completely emerged and looking well. According to the report 98 percent of the…
Chinese Imports Increase
Exports are one of the most important sources of income for farmers in the United States. As crop production increases across the world, exports have been decreasing and putting a…