DES MOINES, Iowa - An odd thing has happened in wheat country ? a lot of farmers aren't planting wheat. Thanks to a global grain glut that has caused prices and profits to plunge, this year farmers planted the fewest acres of wheat since the U.S. Department of Agriculture began keeping records nearly a century ago. Instead of planting the crop that gave the wheat belt its identity, many farmers are opting this year for crops that might be less iconic ...
08-28-2017, 06:32 PM
An odd trend in wheat country: not much wheat
DES MOINES, Iowa - An odd thing has happened in wheat country ? a lot of farmers aren't planting wheat. Thanks to a global grain glut that has caused prices and profits to plunge, this year farmers planted the fewest acres of wheat since the U.S. Department of Agriculture began keeping records nearly a century ago. Instead of planting the crop that gave the wheat belt its identity, many farmers are opting this year for crops that might be less iconic ...
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