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MORRIS -- Ten years ago, a group of farmers in Swift County set out to prove that agriculture could reduce our reliance on imported oil by processing locally raised corn into ethanol. Today, the ...

This figure from the paper shows the evolution of root types from teosinte to modern corn over the last 10 000 years, simulated using the modeling program OpenSimRoot, which was developed by ...

It is hard to imagine a world without corn. It sweetens our sodas, fuels our cars, fattens our livestock, and forms the core of countless meals. Whether you are biting into a buttery cob at a summer ...