Corn prices in the U.S. have soared over the past few years: They averaged about $2.00/bushel in 2006, had risen to $4.25/bushel by 2008, and are around $6.75/bushel today. All the more reason for Northeast farmers of all stripes to grow their own feed if they can. Agriculture too dependent on off-farm inputs continues to suffer at the whim of arbitrary commodity markets.

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