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I had read somewhere that the varieties of corn grown for ethanol are not the same as the varieties grown for food but can't find the article now.

• colechristensen 4y ago
  There are special varieties of corn you can grow for ethanol, but you don't have to, the ethanol plants do not require it. There are required varieties and practices for growing corn intended for direct human consumption (i.e. making cornmeal or breakfast cereal). Most corn though goes to animal feed, industrial uses (corn starch, syrup, etc), or export. (source: am a 5th generation corn farmer)
  • ncpa-cpl 4y ago
    Hi! Just wanted to ask, are the cultivars or varieties for corn for human food, ethanol and corn for cattle feed different?
    • colechristensen 4y ago
      Each seed company provides a large number of options, some of them for specific uses, some of them not so much. The main differences are days to maturity, resistances to a variety of things, and nutrition content.