Bird Island NewsLocal news for Bird Island, MN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Turf wars looming for corn, soybeans and wheat- November 23, 2007 "But your total costs, not including land, are only going to be between $75 and $100 per acre - that's seed, tillage, seeding and fuel. Corn production costs, excluding the land, typically are running $350 to $400 per acre today" Spurred by record new crop prices and demand, U.S. farmers, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture, are harvesting an all-time record corn crop of 13.3 billion bushels. via Landhttp://www.topix.net/city/bird-island-mn/2007/11/turf-wars-looming-for-corn-soybeans-and-w... |