An employee of Ailes Detasseling walks through a seed corn field near Utica, Neb., in 2024. Detasseling is seen as a rite of passage for Midwest teenagers, but in recent years, more of the detasseling ...

The practice of hunting flooded corn for ducks has the waterfowl community divided over whether it's short-stopping the ...

Every summer in the Midwest, residents brace themselves for not only sweltering temperatures but something a bit more mysterious – a stifling heat that seemingly sticks to the skin. But that is much ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — As the days grow shorter and the mornings colder, the backbone of Nebraska’s economy works against the encroaching winter to get crops out of their fields. The state’s farmers ...

LINCOLN (AP) — Authorities say last week's rainfall across much of the state delayed Nebraska farmers' work in their fields. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that as of Sunday, 92 percent of ...

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, June 23 (Reuters) - It was hot and steamy across the U.S. Corn Belt last week, precisely what corn and soybeans needed following extended cool weather last month. But severe ...