A Look at "King Corn"

Corn is at the center of an immensely productive agricultural system. US farmers grew a record 13 billion bushels of it last year, and it ends up in everything from beef to toothpaste. FSRN's Jim Kent attended a screening of a documentary on "King Corn" in Rapid City, South Dakota and spoke to audience members, ranchers and one of the film's producers about the staple, and the role it plays in the US diet.

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