Corn

This recipe was prepared by Chef Tammy Brawley on Real Virginia, Virginia Farm Bureau’s weekly television program.

This recipe was prepared by Chef Tammy Brawley on Real Virginia, Virginia Farm Bureau’s weekly television program.

Virginia’s field corn and soybean crops were off to a running start this season, thanks to rainy weather in the first half of summer. But soybean production was stunted as rain tapered off in July.

Three Virginia corn mazes are in the running for USA Today’s 10 Best Corn Mazes.

Among Virginia’s superstar commodities, sweet corn’s brief performance is deserving of its own series spinoff.

The 2024 corn-growing season was challenging for farmers in Virginia. However, some Virginia growers still managed to produce high yields of quality corn and earned national recognition.

Many of Virginia’s corn producers are grappling with dismal harvests after the summer drought and tumultuous growing season.

Sweet corn is the crown jewel of a summer feast, grown on 390 Virginia farms on 3,633 harvested acres, according to the 2022 Census of Agriculture. 

While summer drought conditions are not uncommon in pockets of Virginia, farmers statewide are expressing concern about the forecast. An ongoing string of hot days with low humidity will likely affect their crops.

National Farmers Market Week is Aug. 6-12, just in time for peak-season produce like berries, peaches, peppers, sweet corn and tomatoes.