Passing by Lapierre Farm on Route 116 in Shelburne during late summer, a driver might spy two acres of corn and assume it’s feed for cows, or maybe sweet corn for the Lapierres’ roadside farmstand.

Ohio is one of the top producing popcorn states in the country. Kernels grown here end up in movie theaters, concert venues and amusement parks all over the world. Drive across Ohio in the summertime ...

Popcorn festivals and even "popcorn capitals of the world" dot the middle of the country. Yet this ubiquitous snack is grown on fewer than 1,000 farms in the U.S. today. Tourists attracted by signs ...

It's one of the oldest snacks in history, dating back thousands of years. In fact, it's believed that one of the first uses for corn was popping. Back in the Colonial era, popcorn was often eaten with ...