Woven throughout the colorful history of corn production are multitudes of individuals - farmers, mechanical inventors, scientists, etc. - who have created the deep and fascinating fabric of corn history. In a special 1992 edition, TIME Magazine described corn hybridization as "one of mankind's greatest achievements in the last 1,000 years." "Kernels of Corn History," authored by fifth-generation Iowa farmer Steve Kenkel and South Dakota author/publisher Loretta Sorensen, brings together the story of 18 Iowa hybrid seed corn companies and detailed information about development of early corn...
Woven throughout the colorful history of corn production are multitudes of individuals - farmers, mechanical inventors, scientists, etc. - who have cr...