Corn, Corn, Corn!
What are the two most popular crops in farming?
corn and soybeans
What does GMO stand for?
genetically modified organism
Where does George live?
Iowa
One bushel holds how many pounds of kernels?
56 pounds
How many Americans are still farmers?
2 million
Every pass in the cornfield represents what?
another acre of corn planted
Name a company that invents new types of corn.
Monsanto
How many acres is George’s farm?
470 acres
When did farmers first plant hybrid corn?
in the 1930s
Where does most of our food come from?
Midwest cornfields
What was the hard part about planting corn?
keeping the tractor in a straight line
Why won't George Naylor plant GMO crops?
He believes they are a reckless experiment.
What does George grow alongside his corn?
Soybeans
What was used in the past instead of tractors?
Horses
What year did the Naylors buy their land?
1919
What is the secret of modern corn hybrids?
They can be planted close together.
Where is GMO corn created?
in a lab
How many people does George Naylor's farm feed?
140
New hybrids have increased farm yields to about how many bushels per acre?
180 bushels per acre
What is a hybrid?
a plant or animal whose parents have different traits
What is the name of the corn that George Naylor is planting
Pioneer Hi-Bred 34H31
Who continues to make money, even if the farmers do not?
The seed companies
What kind of tractor does George drive?
1975 International Harvester tractor
How thick is the soil in Iowa
two feet thick
Why is corn "pushing out" people?
A farm of corn and soybean doesn't require nearly as much human labor as old-fashioned farms.