The smell of sweet corn roasting on the grill and sound of live entertainment will be the scene this Saturday for the Neco Seed Farms Inc. 10th annual Sweet Corn Days at “The Farm,” off of Highway M-7 near Garden City. Sweet corn lovers will get a chance to learn about the uses of corn, soybeans and wheat and the rural America lifestyle while getting to enjoy free entertainment and food at the 125-acre research farm. “It’s a big free day on the farm," said “The Farm” owner Bill Cook. “Just come out and enjoy rural America. ”Exhibits from such organizations as Quail Unlimited and cars from local dealerships will be on hand for people to observe. There will be tours of the farm, showing the urban socialite and the rural farmer the advances in corn lines and genetics and how people use the crops in their everyday lives. “We’re not trying to sell anything,” Cook said. “We’re trying to promote agriculture and rural America. ”A corn maze allows patrons and younger children to have a chance to learn the different uses and what it means to them through the thoroughfares covered with corn stalk leaves. “We’re trying to show where food comes from and how valuable farmers are,” he said as he trampled through the muddy path, dotted with signs and friendly cardboard cutouts that give information about corn and what it is used for. “Corn is the most valuable crop in the United States and second in Missouri, outdone (only) by soybeans,” Cook said. He said these and other facts about corn and where it goes and what is used for are some of the stories they want to share with people. Cook said not all of the corn goes to feed. Cook said they ship products to such places as Singapore, Taiwan and Japan as well as to ethnic groups in local communities such as Houston, Chicago and California. The farm provides research for different lines and kinds of soybeans and corn, as well as testing the effects of different environments to educate farmers about the best environment to farm the different crops. “The most research we do is on the corn and soybeans and less on the wheat,” Cook said. Cook said he and his family began the sweet corn days  event as a way to give back to the community. They did hog roasts before cooking sweet corn. It blossomed from there. “Everybody loves sweet corn,” said Cook. “I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love sweet corn. ”Cook said there are fewer and fewer people joining the farming community. This gives them a chance to have fun and provide information about the agricultural lifestyle to those that don’t live a rural lifestyle or to reintroduce those that might have been around the agricultural community as a child but have ventured into other aspects of life.