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MIDDAY-MidwestDigest-09-22-17

Max Armstrong talks about corn breakevens. (audio)

They pondered the future of the Midwest farm economy at Ohio Farm Science Review. $5 corn is not in the picture and it’s another year or tight, low or negative profit margins. Breakeven for most corn farmers is about $4 a bushel now.

Did you know the education secretary Betsy DeVos doesn’t fly in government aircraft at government expense. She flies in her own plane at her own expense.

Are you ready for fall display of color. These cooler days are not what causes color changes, it’s the daylight changes. When days grow shorter, color fades in leaves.

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