Agriculture is a tough business. In the agriculture game, reduced production costs come from genetic research and improved management practices that boost yields and give us pest-resistant crops. Best prices for our products come from improving product quality and consumer appeal, as well as developing new distribution and marketing strategies from farm gate to dinner plate.
New crops are tops.
They grow far and wide. Purdue -developed Patterson wheat extends double cropping another 50 miles north in Indiana , Ohio and Illinois . Extension-introduced plasticulture systems increased Tennessee strawberry yields by 2,000 to 3,000 pounds an acre. Wisconsin research shows growers can boost yields and profits 15 to 30 percent by rotating soybeans with corn or wheat rather than growing beans year after year. And they're tough.