The History of Corn (Johnston, Iowa)

In 1926, the Hi-Bred Corn Company was established in Iowa by Henry Wallace who would later become vice-president of the United States. It became the Pioneer Hi-Bred Corn Company in 1935, the Pioneer Hi-Bred International Incorporated in 1970, before being fully owned by Dupont in 1999. I don't agree with their genetically modified corn and soybeans but I like their exhibit on the evolution of corn --- from its grassy Aztec ancestor to the scrawny American Indian variety to the newest hybrids. Read my blog entry on Iowa at Shooting Churches, Eating Noodles.

Nikon D40 (US International Visitors' Program, August 2008)