USDA reports on New England acreage, Vermont tops in corn, hay
Vermont Business Magazine The US Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimated 178 thousand acres of corn planted for all purposes in New England for 2021, up 6% from last year’s acreage of 168 thousand acres. Vermont corn planted for all purposes in 2022 is estimated at 90 thousand acres, up 6% from 2021; growers expect to harvest 165 thousand acres of hay, up 3% from 2021 acreage of 160 thousand acres.