date:May 30, 2012
roduction has increased by 68%. Clearly the Chinese are going to be grudging importers of corn but, as applicable, eager importers of US corn genetics.
The signal from this scenario is clear: U.S. farmers' competition around the world is taking steps to catch up, both on technology and productivity fronts. How U.S. producers respond will be critically important to global marketability in the future, Ray says.
The agricultural technology that gave U.S. farmers a competitive advantage for many y