Eye on Agriculture - Ag Diversification

Value added Agriculture in today s market is reshaping the way producers look at their planting plans No longer is a majority of their crop going strictly for humans or animal consumption but it s being bid on by almost every aspect of industry Scott Day Ag Diversification Specialist We re growing crops that are for flooring companies and we re growing crops for that are for confectionary companies and we re growing crops that are for biofuels and we re growing crops that are for livestock feed I think that this is a chance that we re seeing We ve always talked about diversification there s always been a variety of crops to grow But I think the way we can use crops has increased pretty dramatically Scott Day an Ag Diversification Specialist says the biofuel build-up in the U S and Canada has changed the economics in agriculture He says the new markets have and continue to open new doors for producers Scott Day Ag Diversification Specialist I think what this really means is there s more people buying and more opportunities for buying so hopefully that will keep prices strong Day says the biofuel industry is still evolving and as the technology develops farmers will see new avenues and new crops to consider to meet the growing energy demand Scott Day Ag Diversification Specialist This opportunity is going to be here for a while We won t necessarily be producing ethanol from Corn for the rest of the decade but we could be producing ethanol from other types of crops other sources of starch and fiber As the technology evolves so too will farmers cropping systems to help feed the fuel and food industry who s appetites only seem to grow with every passing season With Your Eye On Agriculture Shaun Sipma KX News