Grain Storage Resources| Iowa Grain Quality Initiative
The agricultural engineering team strives to provide science-based information to conserve land, air and water resources, promote efficient livestock and poultry systems that incorporate a high degree of animal well-being, illustrate the latest techniques in precision agriculture and grain drying and storage, keep Iowans safe, teach responsible manure management and improve water quality in the state. Ag engineers are located throughout the state and on the Iowa State University campus to...| www.extension.iastate.edu
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In few weeks growers will be planting sweet corn in Iowa. Sweet corn is an important commercial crop in Iowa. Based on the 2017 Agriculture Census, sweet corn is planted across 329 farms in Iowa with a collective acreage of 2,739 acres. Of the total acres, 1,743 is harvested for fresh market and the remaining for processing. For the fresh markets, growers practice succession planting of sweet corn to have a continuous supply for their customers during the growing season.| www.extension.iastate.edu