{"id":4025,"date":"2015-10-03T13:54:11","date_gmt":"2015-10-03T13:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/usgc-farmer-leaders-see-yields-to-match-usda-projections\/"},"modified":"2015-10-03T13:54:11","modified_gmt":"2015-10-03T13:54:11","slug":"usgc-farmer-leaders-see-yields-to-match-usda-projections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/usgc-farmer-leaders-see-yields-to-match-usda-projections\/","title":{"rendered":"USGC Farmer Leaders See Yields to Match USDA Projections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer weather has helped the U.S. corn crop get off to a good start this year, and now U.S. farmers are looking at an abundant, high quality corn crop to harvest this fall.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re looking at as good of a crop as last year, so there are going to be a lot of bushels,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd said Alan Tiemann, a Nebraska corn farmer who chairs the U.S. Grains Council (USGC).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no doubt we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to have plenty of corn to sell.\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd<\/span><\/p>\n

Tiemann\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s perspective confirms the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s (USDA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s) forecast for a big Nebraska corn harvest, up 35 million bushels (890,000 metric tons) from last year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 1.6 billion bushels (40.6 million tons).<\/p>\n

In north central Iowa, Debra Keller, USGC secretary\/treasurer, sees a similar picture. <\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This has been an ideal growing season this year. We had the right amount of rainfall at the right time, and we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had bright, sunny days, which are great for grain fill,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd Keller said.<\/p>\n

Like Nebraska, Iowa is expecting a bigger corn harvest, topping 2.4 billion bushels (60.9 million tons) this year.<\/p>\n

A thousand miles to the east in Maryland, Chip Councell, USGC vice chairman, was also fortunate with the weather.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We have the best corn crop that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve ever grown,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd Councell said. <\/p>\n

In all, the USDA is projecting larger corn crops in eight of the nation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s significant corn producing states, including three of the top four corn states. Its September projections forecasted U.S. output of 13.6 billion bushels (345 million tons).<\/p>\n

That would make the 2015 crop the third largest in U.S. history, trailing only the 2013 and 2014 crops.<\/p>\n

Councell, Tiemann and Keller are unanimous in crediting improved corn genetics as a key factor in improved corn yields in times of both good and bad conditions.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Biotechnology has helped us maintain a steady supply of corn,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd Keller said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Even if we do have bad growing conditions, it allows me to get a much higher yield than I would normally.\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd<\/p>\n

Councell cites the example of 2012 when his area suffered a severe drought.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153My corn still yielded more than 100 bushels per acre (6.3 tons per hectare),\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd he said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Had that been 30 years ago, I would probably have had 20 to 30 bushels (.51 to .76 tons).\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been amazed at the way corn has been able to come out with a respectable yield even under adverse conditions,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd Tiemann said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153And with the advent of Bt corn, no more ear worms and better stalk quality, we definitely have better quality corn coming off the farm. A Venezuelan trade team that visited me recently couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t imagine how good my corn looked.\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Summer weather has helped the U.S. corn crop get off to a good start this year, and now U.S. farmers are looking at an abundant, high quality corn crop to harvest this fall. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re looking at as good of a crop as last year, so there are going to be a lot of bushels,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd said … <\/p>\n

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