If you Want to process your own cornmeal grow Field corn instead of sweet corn! 🌽 Field corn has a higher starch content and lower sugar content than sweet corn. This makes it ideal for grinding into cornmeal because the starch provides the desired texture and consistency. Sweet corn, with its higher sugar content, doesn’t grind as well into a dry, powdery meal.🌽The kernels of field corn are tougher and drier than those of sweet corn. They can be easily dried and processed, which is necessary

Do you know the difference between sweet corn and field corn? John Hummel, a farmer from Franklin County, helps us with the next question in our #askafarmer series. #ohiofarmbureau #sweetcorn #sweetcorn🌽 #fieldcorn | Ohio Farm Bureau