A record-setting heat blast that swept across the Midwest this week has been made worse by the region's vast fields of cornstalks. Through a natural process commonly called "corn sweat," water ...

A phenomenon called "corn sweat" could exacerbate the impacts of the extreme heat blanketing a large portion of the United States, according to experts. The process -- known by the scientific term ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — Corn sweat is making its presence felt across the stateline, adding to the already humid summer weather. The term "corn sweat" refers to the process of corn transpiring as it ...

Learn how to nixtamalize corn, nixtamalization history, and why this process creates more nutrition for us to absorb. In fall of 2023, when Marissa Ames, former editor-in-chief of MOTHER EARTH NEWS, ...

It's that time of year again when you may hear the phrase "corn sweat" tossed around in times of high heat and humidity. But what does the phrase actually mean? And how will the phenomenon affect the ...

A detailed look at the process of evaluating corn quality, showing inspection techniques, tests, and what farmers look for to ...