The Midwest is bracing for a brutal heat wave this week, and millions of acres of corn crops are about to make it feel even worse. As temperatures soar across the region, a natural process called ...
The Midwest has always been synonymous with amber waves of grain, endless fields of corn stretching to the horizon. Yet ...
A cornfield in the Midwest, where "corn sweat" is expected to exacerbate humid conditions Hot and humid conditions in the Midwest will be exacerbated this week by what experts describe as a “corn ...
It's high summer in the Midwest and the corn is "sweating." The process, which despite its nickname does not involve any actual sweating in our sense of the word, is officially known as ...
The term "corn sweat" refers to water transpiration from corn. Like all plants, corn absorbs water for growth, and then releases excess water through their leaves. With massive plots of corn, like the ...
Ely’s grain elevator in Guide Rock, Nebraska, is shown on Oct. 10, 2025. The elevator has a capacity of over 1 million bushels across 15 bins, two flat storage buildings and a new temporary bunker.