Managing for Profit

More acres than we’ll need in 2014?

Now that the 2013 crop is in the bin, agricultural economists are looking ahead to 2014.  Iowa State University (ISU) ag economist Chad Hart says the main factor in his 2014 crop market outlook is corn acreage. 

“We’ve brought a lot of area into crop production, especially over the last couple of years,” Hart says. “How quickly can some of that land fall back out of production?”

We visited with Hart at a recent Pro-Ag Outlook Forum in Le Mars, Iowa, sponsored by ISU Extension and Outreach.

AUDIO: Chad Hart (3:00 MP3)