Wheat versus idle land
Story Date: 8/29/2016

 

Source: Rhonda Garrison, SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 8/29/16

What with low prices and a near disastrous wheat season, many producers are saying this year that they’re not going to even bother planting wheat.  Executive Director of the North Carolina Small Grain Growers Association says planting wheat is good soil conservation:“A farm is more productive if you have something growing on it as many months out of the year as you can.  Control the weed population...

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