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 ...

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 ...