U-Haul #41: Nebraska
N 40° 48.960 W 096° 41.280
14T E 694990 N 4520903
Nebraska, The Cornhusker State.
Waymark Code: WM97BF
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2010
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Corn is America's number one field crop. In the U.S., corn production measures more than 2 times that of any other crop. Nebraska is the third largest corn-producing state in the United States and the number one irrigated corn state. Climate, soil type, ample irrigation and progressive farming techniques are a few reasons why Nebraska farmers consistently produce a high quality, extremely reliable and abundant supply of corn for the world market.
There are more than 3,500 different uses for corn products and more are being found each day. These range from aspirin to shaving cream, from latex paint to disposable diapers. Who would have guessed? There is a Nebraska Corn Board one of whose missions it is to find new uses for corn. Two fairly recent success stories are ethanol production and bioplastics. Bioplastics are plastics made from cornstarch. Distillers grains, a co-product of ethanol production, have become an important and significant feed ingredient for Nebraska livestock.
For Nebraska corn producers, 22% of the corn they grow is fed directly to livestock here in Nebraska. Ethanol, along with other industrial uses, represents over 43 percent of Nebraska corn usage. About 20 percent of corn produced in Nebraska is exported out of state, but remains in the U.S. Foreign exports of Nebraska corn, account for about 6 percent of Nebraska corn usage. (Many of the above facts comes from the Nebraska Corn Board website.)
Basic corn facts: An ear of corn averages 800 kernels in 16 rows. A pound of corn consists of approximately 1,300 kernels. 100 bushels of corn produces approximately 7,280,000 kernels. Each year, a single U.S. farmer provides food and fiber for 129 people - 97 in the U.S. and 32 overseas.
Corn is vital to Nebraska. Corn is embedded in many aspects of its culture. The state seal and flag have corn depicted in it. The 1945 Legislature designated “Cornhusker State” as the state name. The term “cornhusker” comes from the method of harvesting or husking corn by hand, which was common before the invention of husking machinery. Even a local university has cornhusker as its athletics team name.
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