However, of the over 90 million acres of corn planted in the US, sweet corn makes up less than 1% of the total crop. The rest is starchy and dry field corn, which is mostly used to feed cows.

Hula currently holds the world record for corn ... he pulled soil samples in 1-acre grids across 4,000 acres. To Hula’s surprise, soil sample results showed his fields needed a lot less lime ...