> 92 million acres of corn expected to be planted (largest
> crop planted in the U.S.). Up 4 million new acres over last year.

That's actually less than the 93.6 million acres that were planted in 2007:
http://www.ncga.com/corn-production-trends

Corn acreage in the Midwestern States has not been increasing
consistently from year to year:  Example: In 2010 the acreage
planted in corn in Iowa, was down 400,000 acres as compared
to 2009 and down 350,000 acres in both Nebraska and South Dakota:
http://cornandsoybeandigest.com/issues/nass-reports-slight-change-corn-and-soybean-acreage

In your home state of Missouri, acres planted in Corn has
varied from year to year and has not increased significantly
since the neonic corn seed treatments became popular
beginning around 2005:

http://ncga.com/missouri

2003: 2,900,000
2004: 2,950,000
2005: 3,100,000
2006: 2,700,000
2007: 3,450,000
2008: 2,800,000
2009: 3,000,000
2010: 3,300,000

Paul Cherubini
El Dorado, Calif.

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