Corn Belt

noun

1. a region in the midwestern U.S., especially Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana, excellent for raising corn and cornfed livestock.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Corn Belt¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

With observations in the United States Corn Belt, the KGML-ag framework significantly surpasses both process-based and pure machine learning models in accuracy, especially with limited data.

From Science Daily

Researchers who used satellite data to examine over 90,000 fields in six Corn Belt states found cover crops can reduce yields of cash crops — the bushels per acre.

From Seattle Times

Bayer’s corn was conventionally bred with the Midwest Corn Belt in mind, but the company has recently developed a transgenic version it can quickly and efficiently tailor to other regions.

From Science Magazine

Across the plains of America known as the Corn Belt, farmers are spending their days and nights nurturing, tending to and praying for the wellbeing of this common yet globally significant food.

From BBC

“That gives us some indicator that we’re seeing widespread stress on those crops throughout the Corn Belt,” said Krista Swanson, an economist for the National Corn Growers Association.

From Seattle Times