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 ...

In most fields, corn residue remaining after grain harvest is incorporated into the soil with tillage or is left on the soil surface. But corn residue is also becoming a commodity. It’s being… ...

In the coming month, we will start to see corn planters, 10 to 30 feet wide, being pulled across the fields as farmers take on the task of getting seeds into soil in preparation for the fall harvest.

The Isbell’s are a 6th generation farm family that has been providing 15 acres of free sweet corn to the public for nearly 20 years. Neal Isbell runs the farm with his son Shane and his grandson Tyler ...

Cameron Sorgenfrey holds a tall corn stalk next to a short corn stalk along one of his fields, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in Wyoming, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) ...

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, June 2 (Reuters) - Although not all fields have emerged, U.S. Crop Watch soybean conditions are starting out on their worst note in at least five years, similar to the corn ...