Dick Lugar: “My theory is that less will be planted; fewer acres of corn will be planted and fewer acres of soybeans will be planted.…”

“My theory is that less will be planted; fewer acres of corn will be planted and fewer acres of soybeans will be planted. I believe the current system, plus the additions that your bill would provide, offer incentives to plant more acres. I believe, given new, modern methods, and the research that we are both for, that is going to lead to higher yields--besides more acres--more bushels, and lower prices. That could change if we had a worldwide boom and our exporting thing works or El Nino knocked out half of one country's production. So these things happen from time to time. My guess is, to answer the Senator truthfully, many farmers, despite the Freedom to Farm, still have incentives to do basic row crops. That is where the money is.”