Unit 64 The Story of Corn Before 1492, when Columbus discovered America, no one living in Europe knew corn existed. Up to this time, corn grew only in the Americas. Scientists believed corn was originally cultivated by Indians in the highlands of Mex

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Isnt it amazing? ten-year-old Violet Alden said as she gazed out the back seat window of the Aldens rented van. No matter where you look, all you see is corn, corn and more corn. I like corn-on-the-cob, said Benny, Violets six-year-old brother. Iowa

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By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 26 January 2007 watch Ethanol Alernative report In his State of the Union address, President Bush set an ambitious goal for the United States -- to reduce oil imports from the Middle East by 75 percent. He said this can

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By Brian Padden Iowa 17 July 2006 watch Ethanol report Harvesting corn to make alternative fuel Oil prices recently reached a record high of $75 a barrel. And the growing profits are funding such anti-American governments as Iran and Venezuela. Thes

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - Hybrids By Broadcast: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Since ancient times, farmers have chosen the seeds for the coming

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - Audience Mail: A Maize Mystery for AGRICULTURE REPORT By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 I'm Gwen Out with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A listener i

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