Field Corn and Sweet Corn: Corn for Cattle vs Humans
When it comes to corn, many people are familiar with sweet corn, the delicious variety enjoyed fresh on the cob or in salads. However, the most plentiful kind of corn in the world is [...]
Trade Missions: Reaching Global Corn Customers, Strengthening Partnerships
Cultivating relationships is key to successfully marketing any product. In today's economy, that often means going global. The Nebraska Corn Board connects farmers with customers around the world through international trade missions. During these [...]
Proud Heritage: A Family’s History of Corn Farming in Nebraska
Family farms are the foundation of the agriculture industry and local communities around the world. The vast majority of farms in Nebraska are family owned and operated. Often, the same family has been farming [...]
Learn the Parts of a Corn Plant and What They Do
The corn plant is a feat of natural engineering. It’s constructed of a variety of features that contribute to the plant’s growth, strength and productivity. From the stalk that serves as the plant’s backbone [...]
Why April and May Are the Best Times to Plant Corn
Along with harvesting, planting is one of the most important times of year for corn farmers. It sounds simple: prepare the field for planting and then put the seeds in the ground. However, deciding [...]
Impacts to Corn Farming in Nebraska in 2024
Each year, corn farmers in Nebraska and around the world face a multitude of factors that impact the cost of producing corn and the price they receive when selling their crop. Farmers take these [...]
Five Ways Corn Is Used in Nebraska
Nebraska is one of the top corn-producing states in the nation. In 2022, Nebraska corn farmers harvested more than 1.46 BILLION bushels. That’s a lot of corn! What happens to all that corn? How [...]
Why California Is Among the Top Markets for Nebraska Ethanol
Biofuels like ethanol are the future of carbon-reducing, renewable energy solutions for our cars, trucks and sport-utility vehicles. Nowhere is the demand greater for ethanol than in the state of California. The ethanol Californians [...]
Six Facts You Didn’t Know About Nebraska’s Corn Harvest
The corn harvest is moving along in Nebraska, and it won’t be long before piles of golden kernels are safely stored away and the fields are empty. But getting to that point takes a [...]
Why There Are Hormones in Fruits, Vegetables and Beef
Wait a minute. There are hormones in carrots and corn? Corn. Carrots. Pigs. Dogs. Cats. Humans. They all depend on hormones to grow and function. Hormones occur naturally in every living thing, acting as [...]
Why Farmers Use Pesticides and Herbicides
Modern agriculture employs a wide array of tools and techniques to cultivate healthy and robust corn, soybeans and other crops. This includes sophisticated GPS-guided machinery for precision planting, innovative irrigation systems to provide crops [...]
11 In-Demand Careers in Agriculture Besides Farming
When many people think about jobs related to corn, they immediately think of the men and women who grow and harvest the crop. While that makes sense—corn farmers are at the core of the industry—the [...]
