The bad news just never stops for corn growers.
A cold, wet spring put crop planting weeks behind schedule across much of the U.S. Corn Belt and drastically slowed growth where corn is already in the ground.
Now, farmers in parts of Iowa, Illinois and Indiana are replanting corn that either sat under water in flooded fields too long to germinate or can’t break through sodden, compacted soils. And the cool, soggy weather continues, the last thing a heat-loving crop like corn needs.
“It’s starting to look like a very difficult year,” University of Illinois agronomy professor Emerson Nafziger said.
So how does that effect you? Higher prices yet again. There’s going to be less corn this fall which means more money for farmers, but it also means higher prices for us. There’s just no relief in sight!
The cool thing about this particular theater is a lot of it is self serve. There is another room just off the concession area. There are a couple large fountain machines…but even better, there are a couple butter dispensers for the popcorn so you can actually determine how much or how little butter you want with the popcorn. I don’t do movie theaters that often, so I definately took advantage of that one drenching my super sized bucket of popcorn in butter. There are also shakers of powdered cheese on the counter. I added some sharp cheddar to my popcorn. My girlfriend liked it, but I couldn’t wait to get down a little farther in the bucket to get passed it. 
Mid-Michigan Dining 
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