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… At Harvest, Corn Huskers Still Pick By ...

With the "okay" hand sign deemed to have taken on associations with white supremacists, Nebraska officials moved to give Herbie Husker a "We're No. 1" gesture.

The top tool, many of our readers knew, is a hand-held corn husker. You can guess at the function of this month's new tool, bottom, from the collection of the Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum ...

He bet that none of us could keep up with him, which is probable given that the best husker using a thumb, wrist, and palm hook might toss 80 bushels to 90 bushels of corn against the bang board a ...

"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 ...

A lifelong Husker fan and University of Nebraska-Lincoln student is spreading cheer by adding a field of corn to the red sea. Senior Carrie Wehrman has been gaining traction for her small business ...

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 ...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KOLN) - The 2024 State Hand Cornhusking Contest will take place on Sept. 14 at the Stuhr Museum in Grand Island, and organizers are encouraging more participants to sign up.