Source: Curt Arens, FARM FUTURES, 8/29/17


With depressed commodity prices, farmers are looking for premiums wherever they can find them. One of the open markets that pay a premium is non-genetically modified corn and soybeans. It takes more management, and there are challenges, especially in beating tough weeds, but farmers are looking at this as an option for profitability. Neligh, Neb. farmer, Kenny Reinke, has been raising both non-GMOs and GMOs over the past few years, so he can compare management needs and experiences of both systems.

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