Corn

Overview

Sweet corn is a popular crop for home gardeners in Georgia.

Corn can be eaten right of the cob or used in many different dishes. The corn's crunch and sweet taste make it one of America's all-time favorite vegetable. No matter how you prepare your corn, it's low in fat, very low in sodium, cholesterol free and a good source of vitamin C.

Some dishes that include this wonderful vegetable are corn on the cob, creamed corn, corn soup, succotash, corn chowder, corn souffle, grits and all the meals we make from corn meal and hominy.

Sweet corn is a warm-weather crop, well suited for Georgia's climate. Georgia corn is available from May through mid-September.

Publications

Commercial and Professional Publications

• 2012 Georgia Corn Performance Tests
• Reducing Aflatoxin in Corn During Harvest and Storage
• Corn Production Safety and Health for Farmers
• Measuring Field Losses from Grain Combines
• Georgia Corn Diagnostic Guide
• 2011 Georgia Corn Performance Tests
• Commercial Sweet Corn Production in Georgia
• 1999 Corn Performance Tests
• 2001 Corn Performance Tests
• 2000 Corn Performance Tests
• 2010 Corn Performance Tests

General Publications

• Growing Home Garden Sweet Corn

To see other publications, go to the CAES Publications site or the FACS Publications listing.

News

For the latest news about Extension, visit Georgia FACES. News you can use about Georgia family, agricultural, consumer and enviromental sciences.

• Keep garden rows wide enough to cultivate, narrow enough to shadow out weeds
• UGA-Tifton Campus holds annual Agricultural and Environmental Awareness Day
• Consumer, farmer opinions sought on FDA's proposed new food safety act
• Research shows promising results for Georgia beet production
• UGA event highlights weather fighting tools for farmers
• Weather dampens Sunbelt Expo
• Drought tightens grip on Georgia farmers
• Guarded optimism: Agriculture's been here before
• Farmers eye plump crop prices next year
• Weather sets record, not Georgia row-crop harvest

Websites

UGA-affiliated sites

• Corn Production
  Resources on managing, troubleshooting and understanding corn production from the University's Grain Team.
• Georgia Forages: Corn
  Relates to the state's corn production going to grain, silage and biofuel.
• Impact Statements: Corn
  Descriptions of Extension efforts to improve knowledge and practices related to corn.

External sites

• National Corn Growers Association
  Organization representing corn growers before legislative and regulatory bodies.
• The Corn Grower's Guide Book
  Extensive index of corn-related websites and publications.
• The Maize Page
  Detailed corn growing and corn product information from Iowa State University Extension.