Barbell, beer can and banana are descriptive names for abnormal ear shapes that show up every season and cause yield losses — ...

A few pests can create problems for corn growers. Crows and other birds may peck the ground and steal the seeds before or as they germinate. Use a row cover secured with pins, soil, or rocks to ...

When selecting hybrids, you're continuing work that started over 100 years ago with innovators seeking better than 25-bushel-per-acre corn.

Tshephiso Marumo has had success selling traditional village food in Botswana. But as she has risen, she has become more outspoken, inviting backlash.

Acupressure is drawing clients looking to curb cravings and anxiety - and UT Health San Antonio is studying it for pain ...

In the culinary world, there is no shortage of curious food names and their origin stories. One example is elephant ears, a ...

European corn borer may not be on anyone’s radar thanks to Bt corn, but for non-GMO and popcorn fields, it is still causing damage.

If you love the flavors of Mexican street corn and a good creamy potato salad, this recipe is the perfect mashup! It’s got ...

MAYER — Some Indigenous farmers are trying to bring traditional food back to their communities. Michael Kotutwa Johnson, a farmer from the Hopi Tribe, is focusing on bringing Hopi corn back to the ...

Sam Hudson with Corn Belt Marketing says the wheat and soybean market continue to see fund buying, but corn can't follow. Corn is repeating the same trend it exhibited last year at this time.

As the air chilled once again, flocks of blue-tin carrying locals filled the streets of downtown Iowa City, hopping from shop ...

As relatives, friends and community members finished a delicious meal of mutton stew, fresh fry bread, cookies and watermelon ...