This job of detasseling is usually only done on farms that are growing seed corn and not those that are producing corn cobs for consumption. The male flower of the plant produces the pollen needed ...

Pat Christman Aug 5, 2007 Aug 5, 2007 Updated Sep 2, 2014 Few summer jobs are as grueling as corn detasseling. While it is a rite of passage for Midwestern kids, the long hours under the hot sun ...

Growing up next door to each other, the girls are as close as sisters. The two of them spend their summer detasseling corn at a local farm. Addisyn can't wait to leave their small hometown for ...