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Aphids, Mud, Corn Rash and Sunburn: What gets better than that?

August 6, 2025 By Jane Perry 9 Comments

Nothing takes me back to my Iowa roots quicker than a picture of a corn stalk. I couldn’t let the month of August go by without sharing a blog from another Iowa native and dear friend, Mary Ellen Vogt, who wrote about detasseling corn as a summer job in the 50’s. What is detasseling you […]

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