The rest is starchy and dry field corn, which is mostly used to feed cows. Indigenous peoples originally cultivated corn's wild ancestor, teosinte, over 9,000 years ago in what is now Mexico.

Its hardy cousin, field corn, is all about practicality. Designed for sturdiness and long-term use, its kernels are dense ...

Bigger corn plants bully smaller neighbors in no-till fields Date: January 26, 2010 Source: Purdue University Summary: It might not look like there's much going on in those roadside corn fields ...

In 2016, Washington farmers harvested about 93,000 acres of sweet corn and roughly 200,000 acres of field corn. Washington, California, Florida, New York and Georgia grow the most sweet corn.

Corn mazes have become a fall favorite in Southern New England. But this year, the coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult for some local farms to make their mazes safe for guests.

Companies like Syngenta or AMVAC Chemical that sell soil insecticides for use in corn fields are reporting huge increases in sales: 50 or even 100 percent over the past two years.

Sweetcorn, in the foreground, blew down Aug. 23, 2021, while field corn behind it stood against the storm. The sweetcorn was planted on June 29, 2021, deeper than usual, ...