Corn has a storied and prominent place in human history. Early farmers first domesticated it 10,000 years ago in what is now Mexico. People began planting and breeding teosinte – the ancestor of ...

Corn is native to the Americas, and is a critical component of Indigenous diets across both the North American and South American continents. It appears in Indigenous diets across the South: The ...

Perhaps responsible for a lot of dental work, Corn Nuts has a been an all-American snack for almost 90 years. But before it was commercialized in 1936, its prototype, "parched corn," can be traced ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The history of corn, one of humankind's indispensable staple crops, is far more complicated that previously known, according to scientists who conducted a comprehensive genetic ...

As traditions go, the Zellwood Corn Festival is typically Floridian. Although not old enough to be considered historic in most parts of the country, the festival is a venerated annual ritual. For 25 ...

“The History of Shelby County,” a 1915 book by author Edward White, recounts the following about Shelby Township, one of the county's administrative districts just south of Earling: “A most ...

MITCHELL, S.D. (KELO) — A popular tourist attraction and events center is celebrating a century at its current spot on Mitchell’s Main Street. Billed as “The World’s Only Corn Palace”, the facility ...

Be it summer barbecues, backyard gatherings, or movie nights, corn fritters are a must-have. For a country that makes 40% of the world's corn, it is no surprise that this traditional sweet and savory ...

Cynthia Clampitt is ready to rip the husk of ignorance from our ideas about sweet corn and lay bare its white and gold nubbins of history. While we're giddily devouring a new season of sweet and juicy ...

USDA is currently projecting near-record yields for the 2018 corn and soybean crops, but whether or not that actually comes to fruition will depend on nighttime temperatures here on out. According to ...

Along with your next perfect ear of summer corn, we thought you might like to learn something about the vegetable we Americans can't seem to get enough of. A little history The word "corn" comes from ...