That means getting yourself out to the nearest farmers market or roadside stand for the sweetest corn ever. Summer is the time to enjoy farm-fresh sweet corn. And let's be honest, nothing beats buying corn that has been picked that very day. The editors point out that "husked ears tend to burn, and unhusked ears steam on the grill, failing to pick up that great smoky flavor. If you store corn, refrigerate it in its husk. You can wrap it in a damp towel put inside a plastic bag. HOULE, NYT...

Changes in the price of corn also impact the cost of making soda and other items sweetened with high fructose corn syrup, the Agriculture Department said. But field corn, the starchier and more carbohydrate-rich cousin of barbecue-friendly "sweet corn," weighs heavily in the equation, according to agricultural experts and groups such as the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. The price of field corn -- driven by increased production of ethanol and growing demands for food in foreign markets such as...

farmers produce more food than any other country in the world and are tops in corn, soybeans, milk and cattle, according to a United Nations agriculture census. Within the next decade those older farmers will be looking for someone to take over their operations and selling millions of acres of land. Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Iowa are among states trying to help young farmers by offering low-interest loans and tax breaks and by pairing them with established farmers. Department of...

An aeration system keeps the grain cool and at the same time, creates suction that keeps a thick tarp cover on top of the grain, Weathers said. Unlike the steel storage tanks currently used to store grain, the company is building a temporary ground storage system. The temporary storage system will hold a million bushels of corn, the same amount as their steel grain bins. With this system, grain is spread out over a larger area than grain stored in a bin. Weathers did not specify a dollar...

McAlexander noted that export demand is also strong, and Edwards predicted that the ongoing demand market will mean continued volatility in corn prices. This shows Iowa s farmers are responding to the market to meet the needs of livestock producers, export customers, and the ethanol industry, said Edwards, who said he sells his crop to processors and exporters. It s a godsend to the consumer and the farmer, because we re producing more corn off each acre to supply the livestock and ethanol...

With Friday s decline in futures prices, corn reached a 8 month low as the high prices into the growing season obviously got the farmers attention and they planted huge acres. Traders were saying after the release of the USDA acreage estimate that most of the acreage risk premium is out of the corn market and all that matters now is weather and yields. The calls for corn to open higher on Friday morning were very premature as the market couldn t get higher and opened unchanged, slightly...