text: How to grow fodder crops on a budget ~ Fodder Definition
  How to grow fodder crops on a budget
  The new farm bill will have a dramatic impact on the future of the US corn industry.
  But how will it affect the world's food supply?
  The Corn Belt is growing corn at a record pace and, if the new bill passes, that could mean a major boost to global demand for corn and other crops.
  The new law will require corn to be grown with more than 15% less water and feed feed, and the cost of water and fertilizer will go down.
  But it will also increase the need for corn to produce much more fertilizer, making corn more difficult to grow.
  In the US, corn farmers have grown more than 3.5 million hectares of corn since 2013, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
  That's more than twice the amount of land they planted in 1970.
  Corn growers are facing a number of challenges, including the rapid growth of the corn belt and the impact of climate change.
  There are now more than 1.2 billion acres of corn planted in the US every year, according the US government.
  Corn is the third-largest grain crop in the world after rice and soybeans, and a key part of the country's feedlot operations.
  The United States produces nearly half of the worlds corn crop, and it accounts for roughly one-third of the food production.
  However, the world is not exactly a corn-producing region.
  While corn is grown in the Midwest and South, the bulk of corn grown in other parts of the United States is grown on the Corn Belt.
  In recent years, the Corn Basket, a regional region of the Midwest that includes Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri, has grown to include nearly 90% of the nation's corn production.
  There are about 25,000 active farmers in the Corn Bucket region, according a report released last year by the University of Nebraska, the countrys most prestigious corn breeding and research university.
  There's been a push to expand the Corn Bowl region by more than 20,000 acres since the Cornbelt Farm Bill was passed in 2013, said Andrew Cramer, director of the Corn Feedstock Institute at the University in Omaha.
  Cramer told The American Prospect that corn growers are concerned about the impacts of the new law, which will require the US to produce more than a third less corn in 2019 and 2020.
  "This bill will reduce the amount that the Corn Growers Association is willing to pay for feed and feed products, especially for water, fertilizer, and pesticides," he said.
  "That means less corn for the US market.
  That is not good for the farmers."
  Cramer said that the new farm bills impact the corn industry in a number different ways.
  The bill requires the US Secretary of Agriculture to develop a list of crops that can be grown on more than 14% less land, he said, which could impact the future development of some crops.
  But, he added, it will have an even bigger impact on corn farmers.
  "The corn market is now growing so fast and so fast that a lot of the farmers that are producing that crop are now seeing their corn prices fall significantly," he told the American Prospect.
  The Corn Belt's corn farmers could also be affected by the new requirements, as the US Corn Board has already put the price of corn on hold in 2019.
  According to Cramer's report, the new restrictions could increase the costs of corn to feed livestock, poultry, dairy cattle, and dairy farm products.
  It's unclear what impact this will have on corn producers in the country.
  The Corn Bowl farmers and the farmers who grow corn on their land in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe are likely to see their prices increase in 2019, said Cramer.
  In Europe, farmers are already facing an increase in their food prices as the EU and its member countries look to meet the Paris climate change agreement.
  As for the impact on global food supplies, the bill will also create new restrictions on how much corn can be fed to animals in the feedlot, according Toews.
  This new requirement could be a big deal for the beef and pork industries in the UK, which have grown in recent years.
  The US Corn Belt farmers are facing the challenges of climate, soil conditions, and water scarcity, and Cramer said the new laws could lead to higher feedlot prices.
  So far, Cramer says the new corn law has been the most challenging part of this legislation.
  "I think this bill has been a very, very complex piece of legislation that has been pushed through Congress and signed by the president, with lots of political pressure," he explained.
  Crop insurance companies could also have a big impact on farmers, said Toews, because the new regulations could force insurance companies to offer less coverage to the corn and livestock industry.
  For farmers, the pressure will be intense, said Soes, who is the president of the American Farm Bureau Federation.