Corn Farmers Coalition

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The FACTS

The facts used in the Corn Farmers Coalition ads come from two primary sources, the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service and from the Field to Market National Report.

  • America's corn farmers have planted 1.2 million miles of conservation buffer strips that protect and preserve soil, water quality and wildlife habitat. (Conservation Technology Information Center, Purdue University)
  • Because of cutting-edge technological advances in farming, the land required to grow a bushel of corn has decreased by 30%. (Field to Market)
  • Corn farmers have reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 36% thanks to technological advances in farming practices. (Field to Market)
  • 96% of all corn farms in America are family-owned.  (USDA)
  • Family farmers grow 90% of America's corn. (USDA)
  • America's corn farmers have reduced soil erosion 67% by using innovative conservation methods. (Field to Market)
  • Farmers grow 87% more corn per ounce of fertilizer thanks to innovative farming practices.  (USDA)

 

  • The energy used to grow a bushel of corn decreased 43% thanks to innovative technology. (Field to Market)
  • Farmers grow 87% more corn per ounce of fertilizer thanks to innovative farming practices. (USDA)
  • Family corn farmers can sustainably plant 30 percent of the nation’s crop – an area bigger than New York State - in seven days, thanks to advances in machinery technology. (USDA)
  • America's corn farmers grow 33% of world corn exports by employing advanced technology. (USDA)
  • America's corn farmers exported $6.4 billion worth of corn last year – one of the few U.S. products with a trade surplus. (USDA)

 

 

Field to Market

Field To Market is a diverse alliance working to create opportunities across the agricultural supply chain for continuous improvements in productivity, environmental quality, and human well-being. The group provides collaborative leadership that is engaged in industry-wide dialogue, grounded in science, and open to the full range of technology choices. Their numbers are generated using data from USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, National  Resources Conservation Service and major universities.

Their information is peer reviewed by multiple sources to validate the science. You can learn more about the exciting advance in corn production here.

 

Peer Reviewers of the report included:

Kenneth Cassman, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Marlin Eve, USDA Climate Change Program Office

Alan Franzluebbers, USDA, Agricultural Research Service

Ralph Heimlich, Agricultural Conservation Economics (ACE)

Douglas Karlen, USDA, Agricultural Research Service

Chad Lee, University of Kentucky

John McGuire,  Simplified Technology Services, LLC.

Randall Mutters, University of California

Barry Ward, Ohio State University

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