Everyday foods: How corn became ubiquitous

A farmer walks through his corn plants.
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This week, MPR News host Kerri Miller focuses on perhaps the most omnipresent food in our diet - corn. As August brings us to the peak of sweet corn season, we look at the ways corn plays a role in the food we eat, to the materials we use for paint, or even fireworks.

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