Thursday, April 23, 2009

SPRING CORN PLANTING PROVIDES $3.5 BILLION STIMULUS IN NEBRASKA

(Nebraska Ag Connection) -- The Nebraska Ag Connection reports that "each year about this time, Nebraska corn producers invest approximately $1.4 billion in fuel, seed, fertilizer and other planting costs alone. According to the Nebraska Corn Board this investment in just a couple weeks' time multiplies by about 2.5 times into a $3.5 billion stimulus for Nebraska communities." This "provides not only a ripple effect in rural communities, but tremendous job opportunities in the agribusiness sector along with stimulus for the rest of the state," according to officials with the Nebraska Corn Board.

See the story at <http://www.nebraskaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=311&yr=2009>