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Letter: Ethanol has helped reverse corn market surplus
The outlook for row crop agriculture is not pretty, but imagine how much worse things would be if farmers hadn’t had the vision 25 years ago to build the ethanol industry, says renewable fuel proponent.
Ohio corn and soybean performance trial results available now
COLUMBUS — Researchers with Ohio State University’s Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center have released results of the 2011 Corn Performance Test (www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/corntrials/) and 2011 Soybean Performance Trials (http://oardc.osu.edu/soy2011/). Variable conditions Several members of the university faculty and staff participate in the performance trials annually, and the
Cash prices will barely cover direct costs of raising corn
There’s been shift in profit centers on some Midwestern dairy farms for a couple years, one that is likely to shift again in 2014.
What should field trials really tell corn growers?
MADISON, Wis. – This is the time of year when growers are evaluating test plots and decisions begin to be made about hybrids for 2007.
Warmer Midwest may push corn and soybean production up north
If warming continues in the Midwest, in 50 years the best conditions for corn and soybean production will be in Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Expert: Farmers should consider shifting soybean acres back to corn
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The nation’s farmers say they are shifting a large amount of acreage back to soybeans in 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Prospective Plantings report after a year of heavy corn acreage, said a Purdue University expert.
U.S. corn production down, soybean and cotton up from 2023
Corn production is down, while soybean and cotton production is up from 2023, according to the Crop Production report.
Edible plastics for bales? Corn zein used to make wrapping films
An Illinois researcher has created an edible, biodegradable corn zein film that has plastic qualities and is highly water-resistant.
Corn growers should properly channel Market Choices-labeled grain
ST. LOUIS – The National Corn Growers Association is reminding growers of the importance of developing marketing plans for grain with the Market Choices logo, which helps growers and grain handlers identify non-European Union approved corn hybrids.
