Wisconsin Soybean Acreage May Increase

Soybean acreage in Wisconsin is likely to increase this spring as growers rotate away from corn due to concern over the high cost of fertilizer, seed corn and other crop inputs, according to an informal survey conducted at the 2007 Corn/Soy EXPO Wisconsin Dells.

The random questionnaire distributed at the Corn/Soy EXPO registration desk indicates a majority of growers intend to keep corn acreage constant. However, an estimated 20 percent of respondents indicate they will decrease corn acreage in order to increasing soybean acreage this spring. While growers remain largely optimistic about upcoming crop season, they worry most consistently about skyrocketing costs of inputs and the volatility of corn and soybean prices.

Wisconsin Corn/Soy EXPO ran January 24-25 at the Kalahari Conference Center, Wisconsin Dells and ... more