A southeast Minnesota farmer is concerned about the trickle-down effect millions of unplanted corn acres could have on rural America. Ed McNamara of Goodhue no longer raises livestock, but says if he did, he’d be locking in feed right now. “If I were an end-user for beef or for hogs, I’d probably be looking be trying to get some grain bought because you might not have it (later on). The ethanol plants, they can mothball those, but it’s really tough to do that when if gas (prices) creep up a little bit.” Unprecedented planting delays make it increasingly likely the U.S.
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