(ALFA) — Alabama farmers will plant more corn and wheat this year, but less cotton, peanuts and soybeans, according to the March Agricultural Survey released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture today. Farmers decisions are greatly influenced by the economy, said the Alabama Farmers Federation’s Carla Hornady. Fluctuating markets, weather, unstable foreign trade, and in some cases erratic buying habits …
NASS Regional Director on Southeast Prospective Planting
USDA’s 2017 Planting Intentions Report indicated there will be more acres of cotton, peanuts and soybeans but less corn acreage across the nation. And according to Jim Ewing, southern region regional director for USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), that’s pretty much the scenario for the Southeast.