Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- December 18, 2007
Increasing corn production could position Pennsylvania for biofuels race (:45)
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Suggested Intro:
AS PENNSYLVANIA LOOKS TO RAMP UP BIOFUEL PRODUCTION, CORN IS BECOMING AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT COMMODITY. AND AN AGRONOMIST IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES REPORTS THAT CORN PRODUCTION IN THE STATE IS ON THE RISE. GARY ABDULLAH HAS MORE:
Story:
(:14) NO ONE'S MISTAKING PENNSYLVANIA FOR IOWA, BUT CORN PRODUCTION IS INCREASING STEADILY IN THE KEYSTONE STATE. GREG ROTH, STATE PROGRAM LEADER FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY WITH PENN STATE EXTENSION, SAYS THE GROWTH CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO A COMBINATION OF HARD WORK AND GOOD SCIENCE:
Roth Actuality:
(:19) "OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DECADES, CORN YIELDS HAVE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN PENNSYLVANIA. CERTAINLY, WE'VE HAD UPS AND DOWNS FROM DROUGHT AND WHATEVER, BUT, FOR THE MOST PART THEY'RE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SUPERIOR CORN HYBRIDS THAT WE'RE GROWING THESE DAYS, NO-TILLAGE PRODUCTION, MORE PRECISE FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE APPLICATION."(:12) ROTH SAYS NOW THAT CORN IS IN DEMAND FOR FEED, FOOD AND FUEL, THE YIELD INCREASE SHOWS THAT PENNSYLVANIA FARMERS CAN BE MORE PRODUCTIVE EVEN IN DROUGHT YEARS LIKE THE ONE WE'VE JUST EXPERIENCED. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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