Colorado farmers will increase their corn acreage this year by a projected 25 percent to 1.25 million acres, the second-highest total since the 1930s, agriculture officials reported in early April. Like many of his corn-growing colleagues who have suffered through lean years, Weathers plans to plant more of the grain this spring to take advantage of historically high prices. The boon for farmers could come at the expense of cattle feeders and consumers, who are paying for the higher-priced...

Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff says in prior years, the amount of corn produced per acre has been increasing but the actual number of acres devoted to corn has been declining. In some cases, the extra Pennsylvania corn acreage will come from land that has been in reserve and not farmed for years, and in some cases, itll mean fewer acres of other crops, a five percent decrease in soybean acreage, for example. Wolff says corn acreage this year in Pennsylvania is up by about...

Farmers are generally smiling about corn prices that have nearly doubled in the last year after hovering around two dollars a bushel for a decade. Olson plans to bump corn by 15 percent this year on his central Illinois farm that harvested a 50-50 split of corn and soybeans last fall. But some farmers are more cautious, saying they've seen prices soar then fall plenty of times over the last three decades. Experts say farmers can pocket an extra 100-dollars an acre or more from corn under...

If we don't make any corn, you can't feed the cows that produce beef, milk, and everything. Dawson-- The hot, dry weather is starting to take a toll on south Georgia crops. Up until recently Massey only irrigated his crops once a week, but with the dry spell he's having to do so pretty much every day. With 75 acres of corn already planted and soon even cotton. Since the drought began, Massey's irrigation system has pumped out 650 gallons of water a minute every day to make sure his crops...

SCIENCE NEWS New variety of corn makes ethanol production for cars more cost effective 7 Hour,52 minutes Ago Washington: Michigan State University researchers claim to have developed a new variety of corn that promises to make ethanol production for running cars, more cost-effective and efficient. SCIENCE NEWS New variety of corn makes ethanol production for cars more cost effective 7 Hour,52 minutes Ago Washington: Michigan State University researchers claim to have developed a new...