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How Are Pesticides Applied to Sweet Corn?

August 19, 2015

“I’m curious to know how pesticides are applied to corn crops. I always grill my corn in the husk on and often soak it a bit beforehand. Recently someone told me the husk was “full of chemicals” and I should reconsider. I also saw some recipes that used corn husk to cook in and wondered if it was safe. – Carol”

This is an excellent question and something I know many consumers are concerned about. Everyone wants safe food, but most consumers don’t want sweet corn full of worms. Thankfully, we don’t have to make a choice – we can actually have both!

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Filed Under: Conventional, Production Methods Tagged With: Ask the Farmers, corn, pesticides

Hi, I'm Amanda. My family farms corn and soybeans in Southwest Michigan. I'm an attorney and I'm passionate about agriculture!

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