Quotes by Ann Holt

“From what I gather, our growers lost at least 75 to 80 percent of all the corn that was above the ground, and that is a conservative estimate.”

“It was 26 degrees at 1 oclock. There was ice everywhere.”

“It seems like another slap in the face. Mother Nature has not been kind to our growers.”

“The payment is based on the stage of the corn. You dont get much for young corn plants.”

“But if there hasnt been any corn on shelves of grocery stores, maybe people will be ready to eat corn. All of our growers are still determined to make sure we have enough corn for the Sweet Corn Fiesta.”

“You cant miss us. Well have sweet corn all over, everywhere.”

“The only way to get fresher corn is to go to the field yourself.”

“They have to take turns as their hands tire.”

“It keeps growing and we keep having to get a bigger tent for them. Anybody can enter but professionals are members of the International Federation of Competitive Eating and the winner gets $1,500. They practice and theyve got techniques. Sometime its not a pretty site. So far, no ones gotten sick in front of the audience.”