Department of Agriculture reported farmers had planted almost 93 million acres of corn. But economists see corn staying well above $3, and strong demand and high prices have pushed farmers to put their tractors into overdrive in unlikely places. Previous estimates predicted the planting would total about 90 million, enough to fuel the ethanol and livestock feed markets, but just barely. That means cattlemen will have to get more for their product to survive, pushing prices of fed cattle...

The study said farmers in Virginia and the five other states in the bay watershed are expected to plant at least a half-million additional acres in corn over the next few years. A price boom caused by increased demand for corn-based ethanol fuel forced prices to $4 a bushel on the futures market this year. The report also advocated increased federal cost-share grants to help farmers pay for more efficient equipment and said government should promote research and development of alternative...

RALEIGH North Carolina State University is offering a new bachelor s degree program designed to meet a growing need in agriculture for professionals with a broad range of knowledge and experience in agricultural sciences. Students will develop the skills needed to improve yields with less labor, control pests safely and effectively, conserve soil and water, manage or administer research and development programs, and manage marketing or production operations in agribusiness. Students will...

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Some of the nation's largest vegetable and strawberry producers are found in this region, and many of them face possible ruin, NRK reports. This also means that lettuce and other fresh produce will have to be imported from countries like Poland,in order to meet the demand from private customers and food processing plants. Skalleberg says the authorities will now be contacted to see if extraordinary measures maybe needed to help the stricken farmers. Flooding: Farmers stand to lose millions...