AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University scientists are leading an effort to improve efficiency and genetics in organic corn production, a fast-growing sector of the agricultural world since the beginning ...

AMES, Iowa – Organic agriculture practices eschew many synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, putting pressure on crops that conventional farming circumvents. That means an organic farmer who doesn’t ...

For July Fourth, I’m making a bean and corn salad using frozen, organic sweet corn just in case fresh corn is unavailable. Why organic? It is hard to believe that fresh, sweet corn can be GMO ...

When Happy Dirt was founded in 2004, growing organic sweet corn was not a viable option for farmers. In general sweet corn is relatively easy to grow; however, in order to successfully grow organic ...

While demand for organic meat and milk is increasing by about 20% per year in the United States, almost all organic grain and forage to support these industries in the mid-Atlantic region is imported ...