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Re:Feeding cows seaweed cuts 99% of greenhouse gas emissions... by jimnotgym on Friday August 20, 2021 @05:47AM (#28244354)
could you explain that term please? When you say corn, is it maize, wheat, barley or something else?
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Re:Feeding cows seaweed cuts 99% of greenhouse gas emissions... by eesmith on Friday August 20, 2021 @06:11AM (#28244473)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maize#Names

> The word "corn" outside the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand refers to any cereal crop, its meaning understood to vary geographically to refer to the local staple. In the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, corn primarily means maize; this usage started as a shortening of "Indian corn".

I (from the US) learned about this when a botanist pointed out that the movie "Fellowship of the Rings" incorrectly depicted maize for what Tolkein described as 'corn' in the Shire. http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Corn

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Re:Feeding cows seaweed cuts 99% of greenhouse gas emissions... by kwhitefoot on Friday August 20, 2021 @05:49AM (#28244366)
When USians say corn they almost invariably mean maize also known as sweetcorn.
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