For Local Farmers, All Eyes Are On Ears
Corn Tests Draw Intense Interest From Growers Feeling Cost Squeeze
Posted: August 8, 2012
Virginia Cooperative Extension dairy agent John Welsh of Keezletown (right) and farmer Adam Holsinger of Waynesboro check the health of hybrid corn at Cub Run Dairy farm near Lynnwood Tuesday morning. The site is one of several in the state chosen to test 150 corn varieties this year. (Photos by Nikki Fox / DN-R)
Farmer Greg Holsinger of Waynesboro checks out an ear.
Area farmers talk corn on Tuesday during a hybrid corn field day sponsored by the Virginia Cooperative Extension at Cub Run Dairy Farm near Lynnwood.
A participant stands amid the stalks on Tuesday as about 45 farmers and several corn company representatives check out hybrid corn varieties at Gerald Heatwole’s Cub Run Dairy in Lynwood.
LYNNWOOD — Farmers gathered at a local dairy farm Tuesday to analyze the most profitable types of a hot commodity in today’s market — corn.
About 45 farmers and several corn company...
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