We had a question from customer care today regarding how we got the name Xero. I often tell this story during events, but may as well tell the world. Firstly we really wanted a great name. If we are going to be a global player we wanted a name that stood next to SAP, IBM etc.tâs unlikely youâll be able to just get a great domain name. Most are taken and parked so you have to negotiate for them. Dot thought of Zero, but when we approached the domain holder the numbers they wanted were ridiculous. She then thought of Xero.
Most of the corn grown in the United States is produced in the Corn Belt, which includes Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Missouri and South Dakota. Within the USA, Michigan sits at the NE extremities of the corn belt. The map below shows where the corn belt lies.
You wish! Less than 1 percent â or only about 3,400 acres of sweet corn is grown in Iowa each year. Most of the corn you see growing in Iowa is field corn, which is used to make fuel, feed, food and thousands of other everyday products. Iowa has been the king of corn for almost two decades.