Iowa Sweet Corn Hits Early This Year | Des Moines News

Iowa’s sweet corn is hitting the market early this year—way ahead of the old “knee-high by the Fourth of July” saying. Thanks to warm weather and timely planting in late March, farmers like Nate Christenson at Grimes Sweetcorn are seeing record-fast growth. With modern genetics, corn’s already shoulder-high by July, and sweet corn’s ready for harvest right around the holiday. They plant in staggered waves to keep fresh corn flowing all summer—and into fall. July’s demand? Christenson calls it a “legal drug trade” for central Iowa. Grimes Sweetcorn is set to start selling soon—check their Facebook page for stand locations and hours. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1255e5cb50da27a3