Sweet corn
Farm Tourism is the new Cash Crop
When Bob Ricci was 9, he sold a baker's dozen of sweet corn ears for $1 on a roadside near his family's Snohomish farm. HeraldNet more »
Luna Circle Farm Keeps its Owner Busy
On the road toward a master's degree in accounting, Tricia Bross took a detour and arrived at a somewhat different destination. Now a grower and marketer of organic vegetables and herbs from her small Wisconsin... more »
Warm Weather Helps Corn Harvest in Minnesota
Five percent of Minnesota's sweet corn harvest is in after a warm week of weather in Minnesota. Forbes.com more »
Consumers Looking Closer to Home for Fresh Produce
The cucumbers, squash, sweet corn and eggplants are ripe and ready at places like Calabrese Farms in Feeding Hills. The Republican more »
Farmer Plows Ahead in Changing Landscape
Robert T. Lange stands out in Willistown Township, whether as a farmer whose 6-foot-6 frame almost rises above his corn crop, a plain-talking politician or, on this Friday morning, a philosophizing florist. WayneSuburban.com more »
An Especially Sweet Corn Crop This Year, Albeit Higher Priced
You'll pay more for Michigan sweet corn this summer - thanks to higher fuel costs. But you'll love what you get. freep.com more »
Western Iowa Farm Market Dips its Toe into Agritourism
Lyle Ditmars says there are three questions customers ask him the most: 1) Can we pick our own? 2) How do we get to your orchard? 3) What do you have for the kids to... more »
How to Keep Common Pests out of the Sweet Corn
The corn earworm is a widespread pest, which is also known as tomato fruitworm on tomato and cotton bollworm in cotton and tobacco. Rome News-Tribune more »
Sweet Corn Season Underway, Input Costs Increase
The signs "home grown sweet corn sold here" seem to be going up everywhere. WTAP.com more »
Fertilizer, Gas Prices Push Corn Costs Up
New Jersey's signature sweet corn is now in season. But don't be surprised if it costs about a dollar more this year for a dozen delicious ears. nj.com more »
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