Growing ‘Continuous Corn’ Drives Emissions of a Powerful Greenhouse Gas. It Doesn’t Have To.

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By By Anika Jane BeamerOct 8, 2025, 4:47 pm129 ptsTrending
Corn monocropping emits higher levels of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas which traps heat in the atmosphere more than 300 times as effectively as carbon dioxide. Simple interventions could drastically reduce emissions, experts say. By Anika Jane Beamer Year after year, the same 15 million acres across Illinois,…

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