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Sweet corn season well underway at Midwest stands

Aaron Viner
Jul 28, 2022
Jul 28, 2022

Workers harvest sweet corn at the farm of Gary Knight in Springville, Iowa. The corn is harvested and sold at stands in eastern Iowa on the same day.
Photo by Aaron Viner

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SPRINGVILLE, Iowa — Sweet corn is one of the staple Midwestern foods of summer, and despite a wetter spring in Iowa, the crop is right on schedule.

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