Article: Cream of the crop.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Article: How Sweet Corn Became Even Sweeter
The Washington Post;  July 23, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... sugar in traditional varieties of sweet corn began to convert to starch the moment ... hundreds of hybridized strains of sweet corn have been developed that are sweeter ... crisper and more shelf stable than the sweet corn once found at roadside farm stands ...

Article: The secrets to growing delectable sweet corn.(The ...
Countryside & Small Stock Journal;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... makes a delectable tasting ear of sweet corn as there are silks on that ear ... methods for gardeners who wish to seek sweet corn superiority. To discover those you ... s most important when planting sweet corn and he'll remind you it's warm ...

Article: USDA marketing assistance helps fuel sweet corn ...
AgExporter;  September 1, 1992 ;     700+ words ... ... tons. The area used to grow U.S. sweet corn destined for export also surged ... represent the largest markets for frozen sweet corn exports. European and Pacific Rim ... Barriers Unfortunately, U.S. sweet corn exporters often face unfair trade ...

Article: Farmers: Business as usual for sweet-corn sales
The Business Journal - Central New York;  August 31, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... consistent she says - the price of sweet corn and the demand for it. And it ... who is selling a dozen ears of sweet corn for $4. "We've had people stop ... day for the last month to pick up sweet corn," she says, and adds that ...

Article: Corn's calamitous summer For most suburban farmers, ...
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  July 23, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... still can't guarantee a healthy sweet corn crop. "If the farmer doesn't have an irrigation system for sweet corn, yes, it's certainly going ... different for different sweet corns, though. Sweet corn grown for canning and freezing ...

Article: Innovative use, popularity fuel Japanese for Japanese taste for ...
AgExporter;  May 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... a fondness for canned and frozen sweet corn, using it on pizzas and in ice cream ... The result is that U.S. sales of sweet corn to Japan are on the upswing and expected ... largest foreign supplier of canned sweet corn to Japan, with an import market ...

Article: Sweet corn is king at Keel's festival
Post-Tribune (IN);  August 3, 2002 ;     662 words ... ... fall on Aug. 3, but to Keel's Sweet Corn Festival, born this year, with ... the tastiest summer food of all, sweet corn. A member of the Gramineae family ... Keel's bi-colored and tender sweet corn, is given prime plant status over ...