Macroseed, a cutting edge biotechnology company, chooses the small farming town of Hobson to test and develop TX-40. This is a new genetically-engineered strain of fast-growing corn that could increase yields and make the company millions of dollars.
The Law of Unforeseen Consequences, or to be less charitable, ignoring clearly predictable negative outcomes. results in murder, adultery, mutilation and horror for the townsfolk before the adventures concludes, in the episode "Seeds of Destruction".