It’s because Iowa is the best place on the planet to grow corn. Iowa has a growing season that is long enough and warm enough to suit corn production. Iowa usually receives enough rain to support healthy corn production. Iowa has deep, rich soils that suit corn’s needs.

Illinois farmers rank second in the country in corn production. In 2009, Illinois farmers planted 12,000,000 acres of field corn, which produced over 2 billion bushels of little golden kernels. It is a special type of corn that has a hard outer shell and is full of starch.

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How does agriculture benefit Illinois’ economy? Marketing of Illinois’ agricultural commodities generates more than $19 billion annually. Corn accounts for 54 percent of that total.

Corn Belt, traditional area in the midwestern United States, roughly covering western Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, eastern Nebraska, and eastern Kansas, in which corn (maize) and soybeans are the dominant crops.

The highest yielding crops are sugar cane, sugar beet, and tomatoes. Sugar cane accounts for about 80% of the world’s sugar production, while sugar beet the remaining 20%. Not surprisingly, the most lucrative cash crops from a value per acre perspective are illegal in many parts of the world.

Watermelons With over 109 million tons produced, watermelons are the number one fruit crop in the world.

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According to USDA Economic Research Service (ERS), the top 10 produce crops in the U.S. are:

• Corn. It is the most widely produced feed grain in the United States, the majority of which goes towards feeding livestock.
• Cotton.
• Fruit.
• Tree Nuts.
• Rice.
• Soybean and Oil Crops.
• Sugar and Sweeteners.
• Vegetables.

Bill Gates is America’s biggest farmer, his 269000 acres farmland grows potatoes and carrots

• Gates has farmlands in Louisiana, Nebraska, Georgia and other areas.
• The report states that Gates has 70,000 acres of land in North Louisiana where they grow soybeans, corn, cotton.

Cassava, maize, plantains, potatoes, rice, sorghum, soybeans, sweet potatoes, wheat, and yams are some of the leading food crops around the world.

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Growing high-yield vegetables is an easy way to maximize your growing space. High-yield crops are those that produce the most food per square foot of garden….6 High-yield vegetables:

• Pole Beans.
• Peas.
• Zucchini.
• Salad Greens.
• Tomatoes.
• Cucumbers.

Top 10 easy to grow vegetables, fruit & salad seeds and plants for beginners

1. Salad Leaves. Crunchy fresh leaves with a fantastic range of textures and flavours.
2. Radishes. Spice up your salads with crunchy, peppery radishes.
3. Potatoes.
4. Peas.
5. Spring onions.
6. Broad Beans.
7. Runner Beans.
8. Onions and Garlic.

The 6 most cost-effective vegetables to grow in your garden

• Curly kale. Taking the top spot is curly kale, which is healthy, low in calories and a versatile cooking ingredient.
• Tomatoes. Not requiring much space to grow, tomatoes are ideal for smaller gardens or even balconies.
• Lettuce.
• Broccoli.
• Potatoes.
• Asparagus.

5 Super Speedy Vegetables

1. Radishes. Sowing to harvest: 25 days. Radishes are one of the fastest vegetables, taking just three to four weeks to reach harvest time.
2. Salad leaves. Sowing to harvest: 21 days.
3. Bush beans. Sowing to harvest: 60 days.
4. Carrots. Sowing to harvest: 50 days.
5. Spinach. Sowing to harvest: 30 days.

Sweet alyssum, celosia, cornflower or bachelor button, marigold, cosmos, zinnias, sunflowers, morning glories and nasturtiums. We planted some sunflower seeds outside but they didn’t sprout for two weeks – although we did have a couple of unexpected cold days during that time that may have delayed them.

Strawberries, blackberries and raspberries are some of the fastest-growing fruits. They produce the fastest fruiting the second year, compared to blueberries that can take three to five years before producing berries. Fruits generally take longer to mature than vegetables, but some are faster than others.

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7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants

• Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata)
• Deadly Nightshade (Atropa belladonna)
• White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima)
• Castor Bean (Ricinus communis)
• Rosary Pea (Abrus precatorius)
• Oleander (Nerium oleander)
• Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)

The slowest-flowering plant is the rare species of giant bromeliad Puya raimondii, discovered at a height of 3,960 m (12,992 ft) in the Bolivian mountains in 1870.

Name 5 things a Venus Fly Trap might eat. A A Venus Fly Trap is one of the only plants that can eat animals! When a fly or other small animal lands on its mouth, the Venus Fly Trap snaps shut and eats it! Venus Fly traps can eat flies, beetles, butterflies, caterpillars, and even frogs!

Betta fish pellets are my personal preference for Venus fly trap food. It may seem like an unusual choice, but there is lengthy discussion on various forums about the benefits of betta fish food for nearly all carnivorous plants. They do need a few drops of water before feeding them to plants.

If you feed a Venus flytrap a bit of hamburger meat, it will probably die. Venus flytraps expect bugs. Feed them anything else, and they will not like it.

Bloodworms: Their name may be disgusting, but these tiny freeze-dried worms can be a great food source for Venus flytraps. Simply take a small pinch of dried worms, rehydrate them with a few drops of water, and soak up any excess water using kitchen roll.

Feeding Venus Flytrap Dead flies won’t work in Venus flytrap feeding; the insect must move around inside the trap to trigger it to close and digest it. It also needs to be small enough that the trap can close tightly around it to keep out bacteria.

Water the plant by sitting the base of the pot in a saucer of water for a few hours at a time every few days. Use distilled or rainwater only to water Venus fly traps. They do not tolerate water with chlorine, dissolved minerals, or salts in it. This is very important.

Live prey, such as such as flies, spiders, crickets, slugs and caterpillars, are a Venus’ fly trap’s favorite food. No ants, please. Just a note: caterpillars may eat themselves out of the trap.