The harvest season is upon us! Farmers across the U.S. are hurriedly chopping, picking, and hauling the fruits of their ...
Every summer, grocery stores across the country offer massive bins of fresh corn on the cob, usually at a great price that's hard to resist. While there is something fun and rustic about picking up ...
The husking is judged by how much corn is picked within an allotted time, usually 10, 15 or 20 minutes. Points are deducted for every ear of corn left behind in the row — either from not being picked ...
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 ...
Harvesting corn in a $300,000, eight-row combine is a solitary, highly mechanized business. Such was not always the case. Up through the late 1930s, most corn was picked not by machine, but by hand.
We spoke to chef Emily Yuen during the New York City Wine & Food Fest, who told us exactly how she prefers to grill her corn ...