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Corn Belt,

major agricultural region of the U.S. Midwest where corn acreage once exceeded that of any other crop. It is now commonly called the Feed Grains and Livestock Belt. Located in the north central plains, it is centered in Iowa and Illinois and extends into S Minnesota, SE South Dakota, E Nebraska, NE Kansas, N Missouri, Indiana, and W Ohio. Large-scale commercial and mechanized farming prevails in this region of deep, fertile, well-drained soils and long, hot, humid summers. The belt produces much of the U.S. corn crop, but agriculture has diversified; soybeans are an important yield. Winter wheat and alfalfa are also significant crops in the area.

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The author traces the history of the farm safety movement in the Corn Belt from 1940 to 1975.

Harvest of Hazards: Family Farming, Accidents, and Expertise in the Corn Belt, 1940-1975

Corn and soybean crop development across large swaths of the eastern Corn Belt was also hampered, resulting in a shortfall of marketable bushels and a persistently tight basis.

Grain cooperatives are bracing for a challenging second half of 2016

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Corn Belt indicated there is high productivity in the region.

Midwest Region of U.S. Boasts More Photosynthetic Activity Than Any Other Spot on Earth - NASA

In the Corn Belt, Northern Plains, and Lake States, 72%, 75%, and 75% of the farms received government payments, respectively, compared to 44% in the PNW (Table 1).

A regional look at the distribution of farm program payments and how it may change with a new farm bill

We use that platform to bring farmers from around Corn Belt together each week to talk about important issues that affect their farming operations.

The state of farm broadcasting

Some regions of the corn belt have been under a severe drought, while other parts have been inundated with too much water in recent years, creating a shortage.

Corn creates nesting nightmare: booming grain production is destroying the duck factory

Weekly drought maps published by the University of Nebraska show the drought-stricken area spreading across more and more of the country until it engulfed virtually the entire Corn Belt.

Serious problems on food front

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Hoegemeyer Hybrids Releases Three New Optimum[R] AQUAmax[TM] Corn Genetic Platforms for 2012

Many areas that are well suited for certain crops will likely remain so; the central Corn Belt will continue to be the best place to grow corn.

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A study in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that streams throughout the GM corn belt in Midwestern America are contaminated with insecticidal proteins that originate from adjacent genetically modified crops.

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Located in the corn belt of Europe, the Boleraz plant, part of Tate & Lyle's Eaststarch joint venture, benefits from the area's attractive agronomics as well as superior economies of scale.