When the Bird family moved from the midwest to Melones in 1901, it didn’t take 5-year old Milo long to realize they weren’t ...

This month, we are going to do a Q/A session. I know I have many great readers! I get wonderful questions via text, email, at ...

The great American corn obsession drives production, fuels tradition and anchors everything from go-to snacks to everyday ...

Seiler cites two individuals who have been important mentors to him – David Brandt, an Ohio farmer who was a pioneer in the ...

Few are more invested in our land and food than America’s corn farmers. Yet agriculture is often unfairly criticized.

Experience the oddly satisfying process of cutting through the seed of a vibrant yellow corn, revealing its smooth texture and golden layers. Each precise slice captures the natural beauty and ...

The basic functions of corn roots include (1) anchoring the plant securely in the soil, (2) taking up water, and (3) taking up nutrients. The seminal root system comprises the radicle root and 2 to 4 ...

You take that corn and process it in a mill, or you can put it in the blender if you don’t have a mill, and add a bit of sugar and salt. Then you make a pancake [shape] and it cooks fast so you ...

Seed represents one of the largest variable input costs for Indiana corn growers—second only to fertilizer. As such, selecting the correct seeding rate is not only essential for maximizing yield but ...

The obvious seed-oil replacement, then—similarly vegetal, broadly familiar, delicious—is olive oil. Scientists and seed-oil skeptics can agree on this: olive oil, what an oil!

Ferrie explains that seed corn with tears in the embryo axis is susceptible to salt burn from in-furrow fertilizer applications. Cracks in the embryo axis allow the salt to get into the seed germ ...

Kennedy Jr. and his Make America Healthy Again movement have targeted vegetable and seed oils (Image credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images) By David Faris last updated 20 March 2025 ...