The U.S. Agriculture Department bumped up its estimate for 2009 U.S. corn production to a new record on Tuesday, shocking traders who anticipated a decline after a difficult harvest.
USDA's 2008 Farm and Ranch Survey has found that farmers and ranchers are now irrigating 54.9 million acres farmland across the United States, an increase of nearly 5 percent since 2003.
U.S. farmers made the most of good weather the past 2 weeks and as of Sunday, June 1, USDA is reporting that 95% of U.S. corn acreage is planted and 78% of soybeans are in the ground.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at President Trump's tariff reduction on ag equipment, the latest dealer sales forecasts, and how high input costs are keeping farmer sentiment down.
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