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As with all fresh produce, you want to pick the best-quality pieces when you're at the store or farmer's market. Here's what ...
Indigenous peoples originally cultivated corn's wild ancestor, teosinte, over 9,000 years ago in what is now Mexico.That corn, called maize, was more similar to field corn, as sweet corn wasn’t ...
Between 2012 and 2023, corn ear rot infections caused $8.6 billion in grain damage. Here’s how to identify early to minimize losses.
A corn field last year shows signs of stress from lack of rain as drought conditions continue in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa and southeastern South Dakota. (Jerry Mennenga/Zuma Press) Growing ...
He said it can be difficult sometimes to tell whether tar spot is in a corn field. “For me, what really helps is you know if you get a wet cloth and try to clean that leaf,” Onofre said.