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.
Most of the corn grown in Indiana is used to feed pigs, cows and chickens. Livestock, poultry and dairy farmers are cornâs biggest customers â using almost six million bushels every year or almost half of the U.S. corn crop. Family farmers grow 90% of Americaâs corn. Farmers today grow five times more corn than they did in the 1930s and on 20% less land. There are over 3,500 uses for corn. Seventy-five percent of all grocery items contain corn in some form. Per capita corn consumption in the U.S. is approximately 160 pounds. U.S. farmers account for around 40% of the worldâs corn production.