Detasseling corn in the blistering Indiana summer heat. The money was tremendous; the pain, cuts, dirt, etc. however were almost unbearable. In case you’re not a country boy, read on ...
Detasseling corn is removing the immature pollen-producing bodies, the tassel, from the tops of corn (maize) plants and placing them on the ground. It is a form of pollination control, employed to cross-breed, or hybridize, two varieties of corn.