“A small fraction of the field corn we grow goes to actual food products such as cornflakes or sweeteners or such,” explains Casner. “It’s actually less than 10% that goes towards those ...

sweet corn makes up less than 1% of the total crop. The rest is starchy and dry field corn, which is mostly used to feed cows. Indigenous peoples originally cultivated corn's wild ancestor ...

But what makes sweet corn taste so, well, sweet compared to its sturdy cousin, field corn? The answer comes down to one crucial difference that's been delighting taste buds for generations ...

“This is a first-in-a-lifetime event to see two professional sports teams from two of America’s biggest cities play a game in a field of corn,” said NCGA President John Linder, a corn farmer ...

Corn and wheat prices are tumbling after China slapped retaliatory tariffs on some American-made goods, pushing farmers into the middle of expanding disputes between the U.S. and its largest tradi ...

A bill introduced by an Ohio congressman aims to bring sustainable biofuels to air travel.It's called the Farm to Fly Act. Introduced by Congressman Max Miller ...

The first is the baseline scenario, with corn grown over the whole area. The second features a traditional solar system installed on 25% of the area, replacing the corn crop. The other three ...

If corn was ever jealous of soybean’s relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day ...