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Field(s) finally being planted, 'near' corn Any bets? Wheat or Soy? (Original Post)
elleng
May 2024
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Tetrachloride
(8,485 posts)1. soy flexibility?
GreenWave
(9,442 posts)2. First bet is wheat, Second is barley.
Not my wildest guesses.
elleng
(136,833 posts)3. Don't recall seeing barley here; been here 10 years, usually corn or soy.
Nearby field's corn is already 'up.'
GreenWave
(9,442 posts)4. Barley is third most grown grain there (I assume Maryland)
Grains Grown in Maryland
The Maryland Grain Producers works with farmers who produce corn, wheat, barley, sorghum, canola, and rapeseed. According to the 2017 Ag Census, Maryland has and produced:
7,783 Crop Farms
1,290,212 Acres
123,578 Irrigated Acres
2,132,054 Bushels of Barley
72,555,726 Bushels of Corn
838,656 Bushels of Sorghum
11,899,770 Bushels of Wheat
elleng
(136,833 posts)5. Thanks; didn't know that. Yes, southern MD.