COLUMBUS, Neb. - Keeping traditions alive is the main purpose for the Nebraska State Hand Corn Husking contest held each year. This year's National Hand Corn Husking Championship will be Thursday ...

Before farming became mechanized, picking corn by hand and pitching ears into a horse-drawn wagon was how harvesting was done. In the late 19th century, local contests were held to determine the best ...

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 ...

The dinosaur-shaped maze was a prehistoric throwback. The dinosaur-shaped maze was a prehistoric throwback. The dinosaur-shaped maze was a prehistoric throwback. Beating a world record is cool, but ...

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, April 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture at the end of March pegged 2024 U.S. corn plantings well below market expectations and estimated on-hand corn stocks to be ...

Dick Humes squinted and sweat as he moved down a row of corn. He sliced through the husk with a metal hook in his right hand, snapped the ear from its stalk with his left, and threw it over his ...