For years, the Bradford Research Center invited University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources faculty and staff to the Center for a lunch featuring numerous varieties of sweet corn. The Bradford Research Center is bringing that event to the public, with some exciting additions. The Center is offering a farm-to-table dinner featuring sweet corn grown at Bradford.…
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The Sweetness of Sweet Corn
Three separate genes responsible for the sweetness in corn
During his time as the superintendent of the Bradford Research Center, Tim Reinbott worked regularly with corn genetics. That work turned into an annual event at Bradford – sweet corn tasting for MU faculty and staff. “Corn genetics is really what started it all,” Reinbott said. “It got me thinking about the different types of sweet corn and what made…