A kernel of corn contains many nutrients, from water to carbohydrates. Investigate what makes up a kernel of corn.

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.

More than $1 million is being invested by Ohio’s agricultural organizations to conduct on-farm, edge-of-field testing to determine exactly how nutrients are getting into Ohio’s waterways.

Ethanol provides three times more energy than required to produce it, while consuming less water than other fuels.