WS and GWK corn (Zea mays) was grown and harvested under commercial contract in
Glencoe, Minnesota and harvested over a five-day-period in September 2002. Corn planting was
staggered so that the corn maturity was similar for each of the five harvest days. The production
field was approximately 100 acres and was harvested using modern commercial harvesting
equipment. Raw products were loaded into trucks and transported to the processing facility where
they were husked, sorted, inspected and conveyed to automatic cutters operating at 4500 ears per
hour. Remaining silk, damaged kernels, worms and other defects were removed with froth
washers. Cut corn product was then pumped to a dewatering belt, further inspected and separated
for freezing or canning.