Corn growers — or anyone with a connection to the U.S. corn belt — knows the saying: Knee-high by the Fourth of July. This sing-song expression for judging a crop's success is at least a ...

We don't want to make too many assumptions, but you probably have a good idea of what corn looks like. They're the crops swaying meaningfully in fields along the highways of Iowa and Nebraska.

After a roller coaster season of dips and loops, Russell Hedrick was a final bend away from the bin buster of his life—a record-smashing 459.51 bushels per acre of dryland corn. As Hedrick ...

Buttery, delicious and full of juice are words that can be used to describe two things: The corn a little boy loves so much and the viral song inspired by that love. On Aug. 4, popular child ...

Giulia Carbonaro is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on the U.S. economy, housing market, property insurance market, local and national politics. She has previously ...

IPSWICH — It’s hot, the sun is shining, and there is no doubt it is corn season. When we think of summer meals, we imagine backyard barbecues and picnics, both of which are incomplete without ...