Feed the World is your one source for curriculum, news, giveaways, workshop information, and other classroom resources brought to you by your friends at Ohio Corn & Wheat.
Check out the latest from Feed the World
Northmor Students Test Backyard Soil to Understand Agricultural Science
Kaitlyn Wasilewski, an agriculture education teacher at Northmor Local Schools in Galion, …
More news stories
New Teacher Finds Essential Support Through Feed the World Workshop
Shadayah Lawrence, …
Heather Gilliland Bridges Agriculture and Science Education
Heather Gilliland …
Explore our free curriculum
Energy and ethanol
What is ethanol? How much corn is dedicated to ethanol production? Why should corn be used to produce ethanol?
Did you know?
There are seven operational ethanol plants in Ohio.
33% of Ohio’s corn crop is used to make ethanol. Over 95% of all U.S. fuel contains 10% ethanol.
Ohio is the seventh leading producer of corn in the United States.
In 2021, Ohio’s farmers harvested over 1,437 hectares of corn. That’s about 154,677,393 square feet of corn!
Corn is one of the top feed sources for many forms of livestock.
Demand for corn as a feed source for several types of livestock has been increasing in recent years.
Ethanol is energy positive.
Ethanol provides three times more energy than required to produce it, while consuming less water than other fuels.