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.
Data on corn grown for grain in Texas show that harvested acres, production, and yield have fluctuated. but trended upward from 1978 to the present while price has trended downward. Production for that time. period was at a low in 1983 of 104.8 million bushels and a high in 1994 at 238.7 million bushels.