Corn yield results not from the number of plants in a field but rather the number of ears — photocopied ears of sufficient length and girth. Gaps in a stand and plants without ears contribute ...

Is there anything tastier than sweet, crisp corn, especially in the summer? We don't think so! We love eating corn straight off the cob and dripping with butter, but sometimes we want to do ...

Some farmers may notice that their corn ears are exhibiting “nosing back” symptoms. This condition, also referred to as “tip-back” or “tipping back”, is not unusual. Tip dieback is ...

Sweet corn is most often eaten cooked. Peel or “shuck” the outer green leaves and remove the silks. If you see insect feeding damage on the tip end, simply cut off the end of the ear. Sweet corn can ...

Jeff Himler Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021 5:00 p.m. | Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021 5:00 p.m. Ideal growing conditions this summer left John and Sam Greenawalt up to their ears in excess sweet corn on their ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Huitlacoche, also known as the "Mexican truffle," is an edible fungus that forms on undeveloped corn ears and sells for as much as $40 a pound. Discovered by the ...