Corn has a storied and prominent place in human history. Early farmers first domesticated it 10,000 years ago in what is now Mexico. People began planting and breeding teosinte – the ancestor of ...

Perhaps responsible for a lot of dental work, Corn Nuts has a been an all-American snack for almost 90 years. But before it was commercialized in 1936, its prototype, "parched corn," can be traced ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The history of corn, one of humankind's indispensable staple crops, is far more complicated that previously known, according to scientists who conducted a comprehensive genetic ...

ANDOVER -- Mention the name Luther Hill to old timers and their thoughts immediately turn to Luther Hill Corn -- the sweet corn developed by a former Sussex County superintendent of schools following ...

Along with your next perfect ear of summer corn, we thought you might like to learn something about the vegetable we Americans can't seem to get enough of. A little history The word "corn" comes from ...