Cotton acreage drops as Louisiana shifts to corn profit
Louisiana farmers plant about half as many cotton acres as last year and expand corn sowing, with the state forecasting 340 000 cotton acres down from 635 000 last year. Mississippi also shows reduced cotton area while corn acreage surges to 92.9 million nationwide, the highest since 1944. Barr notes cyclical shifts and potential rebound if prices rise.
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Declining opportunities reshape next generation of farmers
Abe Black at Ohio University studies business while helping with grain and machinery. Farmland costs soar, limiting new entrants as older operators delay retirement. Nationwide record 1900 per acre and only 6 percent of farmers under 35 remain. Programs like the National Farm Transition Network and state grants aim to connect hopefuls with retiring mentors to preserve family land.
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