The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation says corn farmers facing the "Drought of 20-12" are seeing very different harvest conditions in their fields.
The Bureau says corn farmers have seen yields vary from 170-bushels per acre to zero... sometimes on the same farm.
A Sioux County farmer says improved conservation and technology has made the soil so variable that yields can range from zero to 270 bushels an acre.
Aflatoxin-Tainted Corn Use Approved
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Illinois farmers have just received a waiver from the federal ban against blending aflatoxin-contaminated corn.
Tuesday, the U.S. Agriculture Department announced the waiver has been granted under specific conditions:
- Corn contaminated with aflatoxin above 20 parts per billion may be blended with other corn for animal feed.
- The blended corn will be clearly identified and labeled for animal feed use only.
- Corn containing aflatoxin levels greater than 500 parts per billion cannot be blended.
Iowa farmers already received a similar waiver.
The waivers are in effect until the end of the year.