In its long history, corn ethanol has seen some highs and lows, but the best could still be yet to come Picture this: the year is 1900. A horse trots down a […]
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Pioneering the Future by Preserving the Past
Iowa woman keeps grandfather’s memory alive by accumulating historical corn items and agricultural pride Like many Iowans, Lila Akrad spent a large portion of her childhood playing in cornfields. Akrad fondly remembers […]
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A Century Farm
52 years of farming and Mike Wurmnest loves every second of it. In a time where family farms are shrinking, the Wurmnest farm is growing. Urban Plains travelled to Deer Creek, Illinois […]
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Corn Harvest: A Photo Essay
Tractors come alive in October. As the growing season comes to an end, farmers climb into their combines to clear their fields and prepare to transform the crops into cash. Urban Plains […]