In just about every corner of the globe, maize is an essential crop. Americans, who call it corn, dedicate more than 90 million acres to it — roughly the same size as the entire state of Montana. But ...

This week's Open Mic guest is Tom Zacharias, President of National Crop Insurance Services. As risk factors for crop and livestock farmers have grown over the years, crop insurance has become a ...

Maize is a staple food all over the world. In the United States, where it’s better known as corn, nearly 90 million acres were planted in 2018, earning $47.2 billion in crop cash receipts. But, under ...

The archaeology of Maize -- The place of Maize in (agri)cultural origin stories -- Old puzzles and new questions about Maize's origins and spread -- Timing is everything: dating Maize -- Maize through ...

The cornmeal that has become a staple of the holiday table reflects millenniums of work by Native Americans — a legacy that Indigenous people are trying to keep alive. The Native people who came to ...

We all know food underpins community: family-style dishes comprise holiday centerpieces, offers of pizza draw college students to events, watch parties are nothing without snacks. In these ways, your ...

Note to editors: Multimedia, including photos, can be found via Dropbox here (password: maize). Some 9,000 years ago, corn as it is known today did not exist. Ancient peoples in southwestern Mexico ...

MITCHELL, S.D. (KELO) — The world’s only Corn Palace in Mitchell has been a part of Main Street since the late 1800s. It’s seen some changes over the years, including its location, but nothing too ...