September 25, 2024
A recent article written by Scott McFetridge, Associated Press, highlights Dr. Dior Kelley, an assistant professor at Iowa State University and also a member of the Crop Bioengineering Center. Dr. Kelley is researching different paths for growing shorter corn. Last year, U.S. farmers grew more than 400 million tons (363 million metric tonnes) of corn, most of which was used for animal feed, the fuel additive ethanol, or exported to other countries. Recent changes in climate such as drought, temperature, and increasingly extreme storm activity is prompting new research to provide a solution.