Thursday, November 04, 2010

The science is settled: If you want to suppress Ontario crop yields, adding a little CO2 to the atmosphere is a truly lousy idea

Record yields for Ontario farmers | Canada | News | Toronto Sun
It could turn out to be the best harvest in history, both in yield per acre and total production, said Peter Johnson, a crop specialist with the Ontario Agriculture Ministry.

"Farmers with big crops will make money, this year, no question," he said.

While the final numbers aren't in, Johnson said the average soybean yield could hit a record 47 bushels an acre, well above the 40 bushels per acre long-term average.

Corn could top 160 bushels an acre -- another record.

Johnson said the only "problem" that producers have is running out of storage space.

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