Morgan County farmers are faced with acres and acres of worthless plants. So cold, in fact,that an overnight freeze took over the Valley, and wiped out Sanderson's budding crop. Most crop did not survive recent freezing temperatures. While the good news is that he got the rain he desired, the bad news is that colder temperatures soon followed. One local farmer faces a tough loss during an overnight cold spell. Cold Weather Damages Corn Crop. To view the entire story, click the icon. Just...

Williamson County farmers were expecting to produce their biggest corn yield by acreage in county history this year, but the recent harsh weather has crops fighting to survive. In a place where corn production has been low for the past 15 years because of dry spells, you'd think the recent rain would be a good thing. But with some sunshine and warmer temperatures on the way, some of the stunted corn crop could recover. Department of Agriculture reports corn production rose 15 percent...

LAS CRUCES A recent cold spell caused no widespread damage to area crops and may have benefited some farmers, local agriculture experts said. Other crop acreage might decrease to make way for corn, they said. McWilliams said recent cold fronts will help keep down insect populations that are harmful to crops. The sharpest decline is projected for Mississippi and Louisiana; farmers in Louisiana, where construction of at least one corn-based ethanol plant is planned, are expected to seed...

With corn rallying to buy acres this spring, soybeans will try to keep pace with corn as not to lose out on seeded acres. The USDA s final estimate of the 2006 production not only shocked the market, but also scared end users into aggressively scrambling for coverage via the cash markets, futures and options markets. There should be at least 3 million acres rotated from soybeans to corn in 2007, therefore, corn will have to compete with soybeans, spring wheat, oats and other small grains...

Of the town's total agricultural land area of 24,034 hectares, 61 percent is being utilized for corn production, only 28 percent for palay farming and 11 percent for high value crops. Corn has played, and will continue to play, an important role in sustaining our local economy as well as the country's corn industry," said Mayor Isidro Janita. And signs are not around that the town will cease to be a major agricultural producer, with officials banking on the decades-old corn industry to...