That noise you just heard was George Steinbrenner rustling in angst in that corn field from the great beyond in left field of the Field of Dreams.

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Farming for geeks is about to get easier, thanks to a new software development platform pioneered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and coming soon to a corn-field near you.

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Growers of popcorn maize are fighting to get the same support as field corn.

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"Hominy" can indicate most any dried field corn, but dried corn treated with lye or lime in a process known as nixtamalization is likewise called hominy.

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Field corn is 2-4% protein.

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Nebraska farmer Johnny Reiners was amazed by how green the corn was at one field in Ohio.

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It's conceivable that Congress will back down from the costly biofuel mandate, or tilt the field to favor corn, or remove the tariff that keeps out the far more cost-effective Brazilian ethanol.

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Circling over the river, continuously calling out to each other, they will eventually fly to a nearby field and spend the day gorging on corn.

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The medieval hunter owns a spear and meat while the farmer owns a field and crops or even one farmer owns corn while another owns peas.

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One genetically engineered, drought resistant corn variety has been commercialized in the United States and many more are in field testing.

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L. Mencken had a field day portraying the self-righteous sobersides of the prairies (who often drank homemade corn liquor behind the barn at night).

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