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  2. Corn production in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The production of corn (Zea mays mays, also known as "maize") plays a major role in the economy of the United States. The US is the largest corn producer in the world, with 96,000,000 acres (39,000,000 ha) of land reserved for corn production. Corn growth is dominated by west/north central Iowa and east central Illinois. Approximately 13% of ...

  3. Intensive crop farming - Wikipedia

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    Intensive crop farming is a modern industrialized form of crop farming.Intensive crop farming's methods include innovation in agricultural machinery, farming methods, genetic engineering technology, techniques for achieving economies of scale in production, the creation of new markets for consumption, patent protection of genetic information, and global trade.

  4. Combine harvester - Wikipedia

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    Corn combine harvester with grain cart (click for video) The modern combine harvester , also called a combine , is a machine designed to harvest a variety of cultivated seeds. Combine harvesters are one of the most economically important labour-saving inventions, significantly reducing the fraction of the population engaged in agriculture. [ 1 ]

  5. Glass Gem Corn - Wikipedia

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    Harvest the corn when the husks are dry and brown. [7] Glass Gem is a fast maturing variety. Typically, it is ready to harvest in 110–120 days. [8] By using simple selection it is easy to breed this variety of corn for the colors and patterns wanted. Select kernels with the desired properties from as many ears as possible.

  6. Maize milling - Wikipedia

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    Following this process, milling can commence and may take several forms: The roller mill may be a single roller mill, double roller mill or pneumatic roller mill. In a complete maize milling plant, there are several roller mills that work together, they have different functions, the first mill mainly peeling the maize skin, the second and third will grind the maize into granular sizes, and ...

  7. It’s Silver Queen corn season, but it can be hard to find ...

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    Silver Queen corn from Penny’s Produce in Willow Spring, NC, for sale at the NC State Farmers Market on July 19, 2022. Visit the NC State Farmers Market The State Farmers Market is located at ...

  8. Three Sisters (agriculture) - Wikipedia

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    The protein from maize is further enhanced by protein contributions from beans and pumpkin seeds, while pumpkin flesh provides large amounts of vitamin A; with the Three Sisters, farmers harvest about the same amount of energy as from maize monoculture, but get more protein yield from the inter-planted bean and pumpkin. Mt.

  9. Dryland farming - Wikipedia

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    Dryland farming caused a large dust storm in parts of Eastern Washington on October 4, 2009. Courtesy: NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response [1]. Dryland farming has evolved as a set of techniques and management practices to adapt to limited availability of water, as in the Western US and other regions affected by climate change for crops such as tomato and maize.