Article courtesy of Chat ‘n Chew Cafe. Oddball seed sizes may vary in seed quality. Oddball seed sizes require planter adjustments. Some of the talk uptown at the Midway Cafe this spring has centered ...

If not for a single genetic mutation, each kernel on a juicy corn cob would be trapped inside a inedible casing as tough as a walnut shell. The mutation switches one amino acid for another at a ...

Every corn kernel has an outer wall called bran that is responsible for color, a middle chamber of endosperm, and in the heart of the seed, a germ. Jimmy Red is different from other corn because it ...

Agriculture is a vital component of Indiana’s history, culture and future. Discover the development of corn and Purdue University’s contributions to its growth with Purdue Agriculture’s short series, ...

Gardeners! Maybe it’s time to take a fresh look at corn. We are not talking about sweet corn here, nor the notorious modern field corn that gives us corn syrup, ethanol and animal feed — and most of ...

As always, these are just the opinions of one aged, bald-headed mechanic in the middle of nowhere. Having said that…I was reminded again this week of how variations in modern seed corn kernels can ...

Have you ever wondered what's inside a kernel of corn? Follow along with this video from ABC11 Science Club to discover how to dissect a seed and find the components used to produce new plants.

“Every time an Indigenous person plants a seed, that is an act of resistance, an assertion of sovereignty, and a reclamation of identity,” Rebecca Webster tells me as she shimmies her spoon between ...

Brittle corn stalks border a backyard garden in Flagstaff, Ariz., on a windswept mesa surrounded by ponderosa pine trees. They look dried-up and ordinary, but the garden's owner, Carol Fritzinger, ...

If not for a single genetic mutation, each kernel on a juicy corn cob would be trapped inside a inedible casing as tough as a walnut shell. The mutation switches one amino acid for another at a ...