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The corn rush
New figures show American farmers planting even more corn than was previously estimated. And South American farmers are wasting no time following suit.
Andrew Leonard [2007-06-29]

  • The most profitable crop per acre in the US is....

    Duh Dah DAAAAAH!!!!!

    Tobacco. That's why most/all tobacco farmers are sharecroppers. The landowner rents the land for a crop rent to the farmer who absorbs all of the costs.

    If prices for corn go high enough, maybe we'll see sharecropping return to corn.

    -- RealName
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    Friday, June 29, 2007 12:59 PM
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