This year’s corn season is off and running with record-setting planting, according to USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey. Nationally, about 50 percent of the crop is already in the ground, making this year one to contend with the reigning 2004 national corn yield, which topped 160 bushels per acre. Although Rippey is not predicting a perfect growing season, he said “the prospect for the foreseeable future seems relatively good.” (USDA Radio Newsline).
