NEWTON — Sometimes racing is better when it's corny. For the second straight year, John Deere planted a seven-acre corn drawing spelling out "I-O-W-A C-O-R-N" in the hills behind the backstretch at ...

American farmers will plant more corn than soybeans this year -- as they have in most years for over a century. But beyond that, a green diesel boom threatens to dethrone the king of all crops.

Iowa Speedway featured a seven-acre corn field design spelling "I-O-W-A C-O-R-N" during recent NASCAR races. The corn design, along with other agricultural touches, emphasizes the track's and state's ...