Nearly 4,000 people crowded the F.I. Taylor farm near New Berlin on Nov. 21, 1924, for the first Illinois State Corn Husking contest. The competition, sponsored by Prairie Farmer magazine, continued ...

The hay mow was filled to the rafters with hay and straw bales, but the ear corn supply was gone as September approached. Oats and barley were decent substitutes until the new-crop corn moved from the ...

OAK CENTER, Minn. - The 30th annual Minnesota State Corn Husking Contest is Sept. 25 at the annual Corn Shredding Autumn Harvest Days near Oak Center. Hand husking is a dying art, said Kathy Ofstie, ...

The film showcases the training of Future Farmers in understanding modern farming techniques, particularly corn cultivation. It highlights the advantages of mixed crop planting for sunlight exposure ...

BREMEN — Contestants are getting ready for Indiana’s annual Corn Husking Contest. It’s going on all day Saturday in Bremen. People from across the state are competing. Each contestant will husk corn ...

"I husked for 20 minutes and it's treacherous,” Corn husker competitor Ted Richard says. Hand husking corn is mostly for sport these days, but it’s still hard work. "50-60 years ago everybody husked ...

OAK CENTER, Minn. — Melissa Gerken of rural Oak Center didn’t plan on entering the Minnesota State Corn Husking Contest. The 10-year-old said her mother, Sheila Gerken, suggested she enter. "I want to ...

In 1934, Nebraska held a Corn Husking Festival where more than 30,000 people attended. This week, Hutchinson Community College held a corn husking tournament for students, faculty and community ...