Creating a Cornucopia Corn is vital to North Carolina’s $103 billion agriculture industry, and our daily lives. Corn feeds (literally) the state’s pork and poultry industries. Many essential everyday products – from foods and cosmetics to fuels and construction materials – come from corn. Ron Heiniger has served as Extension’s sole corn specialist for nearly 30 years, supporting N.C. growers with field trials, farm visits and production innovations. To help ensure the future of this key role, NC State Extension and the Corn Growers Association of North Carolina have created the Ronnie W. Heiniger Distinguished Chair in Corn Extension Agronomy.
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Each dollar a farmer spends on growing a corn crop returns $3 to the local economy.
Help us ensure a bright, bountiful future for N.C. corn: go.ncsu.edu/ FutureofCorn
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