Mr. Optimistic’s Blog

February 10, 2009

#4: Food yields are growing every year

Filed under: The Positives — Mr. Optimistic @ 7:14 PM

According to an article in a recent issue of Wired, it’s possible to grow 155 bushels of soybeans in a single acre. The current average yield of soybeans per acre is just 40. Some farmers have also achieved yields of 329 bushels of corn per acre. The secret isn’t really a secret. Just turbocharged seeds, precision chemistry and lots of TLC. 

Good news for the world. And, yes, food for thought.

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