Corn also requires more fertilizer than other crops to grow well. Then the runoff into streams is another huge problem. It is starting to pollute ground water and artesian wells over a significant area of the Midwest and west.
----- Original Message ----- From: "MB Software Solutions General Account" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 9:26 AM Subject: Re: [OT] Cheaper fill up in US than EU/National Debt Reductionfromfueltax (was Re: [NF] FREE Brainbench Exams) > Nicholas Geti wrote: >> Yes. According to The Economist. Many farmers are already seeing a glut >> of >> corn and expecting the price is going to fall too far next season. Many >> acres are being planted on land that should never be given over to corn. >> Problems include erosion and soil depletion. >> > > I do recall that corn is tough on the soil, hence why they need to > rotate their crops including leaving some fields fallow for seasons at a > time to "recharge" the ground. > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
