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To: Carley

-——The farmers switched to corn rather than wheat———

Reference please


22 posted on 01/30/2011 4:05:24 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. N.C. D.E. +12 .....( History is a process, not an event ))
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To: bert

Check out the Farmland Forecast...........it’s easy to use google.com

try it, you’ll like it.

It is more profitable to grow corn.


24 posted on 01/30/2011 4:37:31 PM PST by Carley (IDEOLOGY TRUMPS FACTS IN THE LEFT'S QUEST FOR POWER)
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To: bert
"-——The farmers switched to corn rather than wheat——— Reference please"

It's pretty well established that the ethanol cash cow has pushed farmers to plant much more corn than previously, leading to less acreage for other crops.

30 posted on 01/30/2011 8:29:51 PM PST by cookcounty (Knives, Guns, Enemies and Axx-Kicks: The Gentle Political Speech of President Barrimore Soetero.)
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