AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University scientists are leading an effort to improve efficiency and genetics in organic corn production, a fast-growing sector of the agricultural world since the beginning ...

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For July Fourth, I’m making a bean and corn salad using frozen, organic sweet corn just in case fresh corn is unavailable. Why organic? It is hard to believe that fresh, sweet corn can be GMO ...

In small plantings, you can open the end of an immature ear, remove the corn earworms with tweezers, and secure the husks back in place at the tip with a clothespin. This article is part of our ...

The Package Code is located on the back of the package. The HH in the Package Code indicates the time the product was made and varies by package. Consumers who have purchased these items are advised ...

Start planting sweet corn early. When to plant sweet corn? Rowcover can be used to pre-warm soils (and then keep cold temperatures and birds off the germinating seeds). Clear plastic mulch can ...

Oh, the classic grocery-store quandary: to go organic or not to go organic? Buying organic not only means that your food is free of pesticides and other chemicals, but it’s also better for the ...

Conventional soil management systems (SMS) use synthetic inputs to maximize crop productivity, which leads to environmental degradation. Organic SMS is an alternative that is claimed to prevent or ...

Is there any vegetable that screams Ohio summer more than sweet corn eaten on the cob? Some gardeners might argue that the tomato is the more popular vegetable grown in Ohio, and it is the state fruit ...

If a home gardener needed a reason to live each year, then surely it would be to harvest and eat fresh sweet corn (Zea mays). Partaking of it is downright next to sinful. Sweet corn is an all-American ...