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Water quality
How does the production of corn affect water quality? How is water quality tested?
Did you know?
Food and agriculture is Ohio’s top industry.
Agriculture is Ohio’s largest industry, earning over $124 billion annually on 76,900 farms in the state.
Ethanol is energy positive.
Ethanol provides three times more energy than required to produce it, while consuming less water than other fuels.
The components of corn
A kernel of corn contains many nutrients, from water to carbohydrates. Investigate what makes up a kernel of corn.
Bt corn reduces the need for pesticides.
Bt corn, used to control insects that damage corn, reduced the need for herbicides. Herbicide-tolerant corn allows less tilling of the soil, resulting in a 58% reduction in soil loss from 1980–2015.