The Secretary of Stateâs office is the central filing office for certain financing statements and other lien documents provided for in the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). Filing with our office serves to perfect a security interest in named collateral and establish priority in case of debtor default or bankruptcy.
Corn is a major field crop in New York State with more than 1 million acres planted annually. Typically, grain corn (including dry-shelled and high-moisture) represents 55% of the acreage, whereas corn silage represents the remaining 45% of the acreage. Recently, corn has been a very profitable crop to grow because of relatively high yields as well as high prices received by farmers.
But in 2012, corn isnât just whatâs for dinnerâit feeds cars, trucks, and planes too. Ten years ago, about 10 percent of the countryâs corn crop went into making ethanol. Now, 40 percent does, and in 2010, for the first time ever, more of the countryâs corn was turned into fuel than was fed to livestock. To feed that demand, American farmers planted more acres of corn this year than in any year since 1937. Advertisement. In 1937, however, total production came in at 2.35 billion bushels of corn â about a fifth of 2012âs projected production. Yield came in at 28.9 bushels per acre.