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...American Midwest is essentially the granary of the world, supplying corn, wheat and other crops to markets from Chile to China. But all that food doesn't grow by itself. In 2006 U.S. farmers used more than 21 million tons of nitrogen, phosphorus and other fertilizers to boost their crops, and all those chemicals have consequences far beyond the immediate area. When the spring rains come, fertilizer from Midwestern farms drains into the Mississippi river system and down to Louisiana, where the agricultural sewage pours into the Gulf of Mexico. Just as fertilizer speeds the growth of plants on land...
...share of troubles - most recently, hail damage to some crops from a fierce storm on Saturday that included a brief tornado. "We're assessing now whether it's a total loss or we can replant or it will come back," says Slach, who farms 1800 acres of corn and soybeans. "We're not going to have yields like we had last year...
...Peas and Corn 60 calories 390 mg of sodium 0 g of fat FACT: A healthy alternative to sides like fries. But fresh is best since it spares you the sodium in canned foods...
WATERLOGGED FIELDS Because of heavy spring rains, many Midwest cornfields are too soggy for planting, and some seedlings that have sprouted are drowning, driving corn futures to record highs. The Department of Agriculture said 14% of the crop in Illinois and Indiana, above, was in poor or very poor condition as of June 8. Nationwide, 1 in 10 corn plants had not yet emerged from the ground, indicating a worrisome late harvest for a crop that can wither easily in the summer heat. Overall, U.S. food prices are expected to rise 5% this year...
...fifth of the daily water usage of the U.S. Some 40% of that went into drinks like Coke, Sprite and Fanta. The other 60% was consumed by the firm's supply chain and in the production of ingredients, including the water-intensive process of growing sugar and corn for corn syrup...