In summer, I love seeing the big piles of corn at the grocery or farmers market. I admit I never know whether to try to get yellow or white corn. I’ve heard that yellow corn is more tender, but is ...

The Kuhns family’s motivation for growing white corn stems from making more on every acre. “It’s the highest-value crop,” says J.D. Kuhns. The Arthur, Ill., family pockets an extra 40¢ to 85¢ per ...

It's my second summer in Iowa and nothing is more hotly anticipated than corn season. Walk through any grocery store or farmers market in peak summer, and you'll see husk-wrapped corn piled high in ...

Corn is truly an a-maize-ing grain. It is self-pollinating, remarkably responsive to hybridization, adaptable to a wide range of environments, outstrips the yields of other food plants and ...

The waxed gray cardboard box, about 2.5 feet long, 18 inches wide and a foot deep, was delivered to our “Organic Gardening” magazine office one day in July, 1976 — the United States Bicentennial. I ...

Macomb County’s sweet corn season is in full swing. “We had that dry hot spell in the spring and then we got pounded with rain. We needed it at the time but someone needs to turn the tap off. It ...

• Taste depends on the variety of corn, not the color. Sweet corn, the type grown for people to eat, tends to be yellow or white, and they taste similar. • Freshness is crucial for good flavor—eat ...