For every 10 ears of corn that are grown in the United States today, only 2 are consumed directly by humans as food. The remaining 8 are used in almost equal shares for animal feed and for ethanol .
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Feed SubscriptionSugar Farmers And Corn Industry Debate Who Can Name Themselves After Poison
Last year, the Corn Refiners Association decided that the term "high fructose corn syrup" just didn't have same catchy ring to it as "sugar." The solution: re-brand HFCS as "corn sugar" and launch a marketing blitz to educate the public about the wonders of this freshly named, all-natural product. Now sugar farmers are fighting back to reclaim their good name--even though it has recently been tarnished .
Read More »Why Purdue University Students Invented Corn-Based Liquid Bandages and Soy Crayons
Drive through the Midwest and it's only a matter of time before you hit corn and soy fields that stretch as far as the eye can see. It's no surprise, really--the U.S. government lavishes the two industries with cash, spending $15.4 billion in subsidies for corn, cotton, rice, wheat, and soybeans in 2009 alone.
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