And with ethanol demand pushing corn prices past $4 a bushel, it's no surprise farmers will put more corn in the ground this spring. And the huge jump in production could ease some fears that more corn for ethanol will automatically mean higher food prices. Iowa farmers planing more corn. Farmers who ordered seed corn late may not get their first choice of varieties because supplies are tight. Like many farmers, Larry Jons is doing projects and fixing machinery while he waits for warmer...

Farmers will plant 185,000 acres of corn this year, about 9 percent more corn than last year, but slightly less than the 15 percent increase nationwide, according to a report released Friday by the U. While farmers and producers have focused on corn prices, the drop in soybean acres is likely to push up soybean prices as well. TADESSE, The News Journal Delaware's farmers will plant the most corn since 1985 this year to take advantage of attractive prices induced by the increased demand for...

The pest has become a major problem not only in agriculture, but also in horticulture since sweet corn is an important vegetable grown for the fresh market, as well as for processing. Sweet corn is a relatively new crop in Poland, but its acreage expands fast and was estimated at about 3 thousand hectares in recent years. According to scientists, losses can be avoided by allowing to grow genetically modified corn, but this is impossible due to the Polish ban on such crops. The larval stage...

Some have increased their seed corn purchases because of higher corn prices, Carhart said. Carhart said northern Wisconsin farmers who buy his company s seed corn are more likely to be dairy farmers, who grow corn to feed to their livestock. I suppose with corn (prices) being up, some of those guys probably will plant corn back on corn, that otherwise would have gone to soybeans this year, he said. If farmers can get more for biodiesel crops than food crops, that is what they will grow...

Commodities markets responded to the larger-than-anticipated corn plantings, with corn prices quickly dropping 20 cents a bushel, hitting the limit and stopping trading for the day, said Mike Woolverton, grain marketing economist at Kansas State University. Commodities markets responded to the larger-than-anticipated corn plantings, with corn prices quickly dropping 20 cents a bushel, hitting the limit and stopping trading for the day, said Mike Woolverton, grain marketing economist at...