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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

"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 ...

DELL RAPIDS, S.D. (AP) - A high-tech combine can harvest in an hour what used to take all day for a farmer using a hook and horse-drawn wagon. But every fall, men and women from around the Midwest ...

CENTRAL CITY — As the new home of the Nebraska State Hand Corn Husking Contest, Central City is taking the opportunity to celebrate all the facets of fall with the rebirth of its Fall Festival. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fresh ear of corn Getty Images/nikamata One of my fondest food-related memories growing up is watching my father shuck corn at our ...