Article: Corn variety issues.(Country conversation & feedback)

Article: How Sweet Corn Became Even Sweeter
The Washington Post;  July 23, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... the sugar in traditional varieties of sweet corn began to convert to starch the moment ... decades, 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 ... ... what makes a delectable tasting ear of sweet corn as there are silks on that ear. Corn ... methods for gardeners who wish to seek sweet corn superiority. To discover those you might ... what's most important when planting sweet corn and he'll remind you it's warm soil ...

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--growing ... represent the largest markets for frozen sweet corn exports. European and Pacific Rim countries ... Trade Barriers Unfortunately, U.S. sweet corn exporters often face unfair trade practices ...

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

Article: Innovative use, popularity fuel Japanese for Japanese taste for ...
AgExporter;  May 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... developed 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 ... the largest foreign supplier of canned sweet corn to Japan, with an import market share ...

Article: Corn's calamitous summer For most suburban farmers, drought has ...
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  July 23, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Halat could be one of the few Fox Valley sweet corn survivors this year. As farmers throughout Kane and McHenry counties watch their sweet corn crops deteriorate against the latest ... expects only about 50 percent of his sweet corn crop to survive the drought. "The later ...

Article: Pizza topping helps U.S. sweet corn exports.
AgExporter;  March 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... countries the leading importers of sweet corn in the world. Nearly two-thirds of the U.S. exports of sweet corn goes to Asia, with Japan by far the ... purchased $78 million worth of processed sweet corn, a 20-percent increase from the ...