by Morgan Wrich | Aug 3, 2020
It’s every Midwesterners’ favorite time of year: sweet corn season! During the summer, you can find sweet corn at your favorite roadside stand or at your local grocery store. Many times, that sweet corn was grown right down the road from where it’s being sold. I...
by Morgan Wrich | Jun 17, 2020
As we get ready to celebrate the Fourth of July, you might be thinking, what do corn and soybeans have to do with this national holiday? As it turns out, quite a bit! If you live in Nebraska, have visited the state or have driven across Interstate 80, chances...
by Morgan Wrich | Mar 1, 2019
As temperatures slowly start to rise, the time has come for all Midwestern crop farmers to return from their extended vacations and get back to work. If only that were the case! Rather, farmers have been working all winter because America’s food production system...
by Morgan Wrich | Oct 10, 2018
CommonGround Volunteer Morgan Wrich shares her recipe for Cheesy Hash Browns with Corn Flakes. Cheesy Hash Brown Potatoes with Corn Flakes 2 lbs. frozen hash browns (thawed)3/4 cup 1 1/2 sticks butter, melted and divided1/4 teaspoon pepper1 teaspoon salt1/2 cup...
by Morgan Wrich | May 18, 2017
CommonGround volunteer Morgan Wrich shares her recipe for “Healthier Corn Dip” with Pure Nebraska viewers. Healthier Corn Dip 3 cans of Mexican Corn1 7oz can chopped green chillies1 6oz can diced jalapeno peppers, drained½ cup green onions...