What many don't realize, is the potential for other crops, besides corn, to provide an alternate energy source to fossil fuels. Farmers have begun planting corn in the hopes that its potential new use for corn will be a new income source. Scientists studied the greenhouse gas emissions and bioenergy of corn, hybrid poplar, switchgrass, and other crops to determine the efficiency of various biocrops in terms of energy consumption and energy output. The study, "Net greenhouse gas flux of...

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In other words, we need to have perfect weather or the 12 million more acres to be planted to keep up with demand will not be enough to keep our ending stocks from shrinking. If we do plant the 90 million acres suggested and yields are equal to last year with the projected USDA usage and demand our ending stocks will still come in under 1 b. Clearly, importers await new crop harvest in may and June of our hard red winter wheat crop that currently is off to a great start and with continued...

He also noted that issues could crop up regionally in areas that see an abundance of corn harvested. Locking in a price may be one option for producers intending to plant more corn, but they should check with their local elevators before counting on this solution. With the increase in corn acres expected this year, attention now has turned to possible grain storage problems. But because even small piles go bad faster than large ones, Hurburgh said the best option is to pile corn over fans...

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