Don’t Sweat Corn Sweat!

Field corn got a bad rap recently when corn sweat was blamed for the heat wave. Corn doesn’t actually sweat. It’s just another way to describe evapotranspiration, the natural process by which moisture in plant leaves evaporates into the air. During the growing season, an acre of corn gives off about 3,000- 4,000 gallons of water each day, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. For DeKalb County, that means corn provides about 669 to 892 million gallons of water into the atmosphere daily.

While corn sweat isn’t causing the temperature to soar it does add to the humidity.

From the DeKalb County Farm Bureau Connections publication