A Conversation on Corn The Food Fix

Tar spots are a big problem for corn! A fungal disease that damages the plant and reduces crop yield. Luckily, science is on the case! This week we hear from Professor Addie Thompson from the Thompson Maize Lab at Michigan State University about her research in corn tar spots and why corn is the cream of the crop.Corny Co-host:Addie Thompson Ph. D.http://www.thompsonmaizelab.org/aMaizing Music:The Freezer Beeshttps://open.spotify.com/artist/1q31dwXas9055bylUCkEMp?si=GnbvCqi5RLST4AU0j0DC6QGREAT ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM:Great Lakes Echohttp://greatlakesecho.org/World Food Prize Foundation: Global Youth Institutehttps://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/youth_programs/global_youth_institute/Corny as I may be, you always stick around for my footnotes...I'm sensing it's because you want to email me at msufoodfix@gmail.com where you can send me videos like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_caMQpiwiaU&list=RD_caMQpiwiaU&start_radio=1