Farmers in Tennessee intend to plant 1 million acres of corn in 2021, which is 130,000 acres more than 2020, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture news release.
U.S. corn growers intend to plant 91.1 million acres in 2021, up slightly from last year and 2 percent higher than 2019.
Soybean acreage in Tennessee was expected to total 1.7 million acres, up 50,000 acres from the previous year. U.S. soybean planted area for 2021 is estimated at 87.6 million acres, up 5 percent from last year.
Upland cotton acreage to be planted in Tennessee is forecast at 290,000 acres, up 10,000 acres from 2020. The U.S. total upland cotton acreage is estimated at 11.9 million acres, up slightly from the previous year.
Burley tobacco growers in Tennessee intend to set 2,800 acres for harvest, the same total as 2020. For the burley producing states, growers intend to set 40,850 acres, 6 percent below last year.
Producers intend to set 5,800 acres of dark-fired tobacco in Tennessee, the same total as 2020. Acreage set to dark-air tobacco was estimated at 3,900 acres, up 200 acres from 2020.
Farmers in the state intend to harvest 1.7 million acres of all hay, down 49,000 acres from 2020. U.S. farmers intend to harvest 51.7 million acres of hay in 2021, down 1 percent from last year.
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State expects 1M acres of corn in 2021 - Murfreesboro Post
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