“(The water) stopped them dead in their tracks,” said farmer Billy Parton. Parton said his corn crop at another field was “wiped out”, with whatever remained not being safe enough for ...

Don Roose, U.S. Commodities says corn saw some fund buying on tight supplies and with help from concerns about Argentina ...

This "dead zone," which now measures over 7,900 square miles, was first discovered in 1985 and it now appears to be growing much larger. The increase in corn cultivation as a result of ethanol ...