Yes, you can watch corn grow here. Just too Corny Corny links and stuff. There are bills circulating in Congress now that would increase the minimum wage by a dollar or more over two years. That's good news for detasselers. A change in the minimum wage is typically followed by an increase in the amount paid per detasseling acre and the amount, subsequently, that detasselers can be paid.
Some increase seems likely, but how much and how fast has yet to be determined.
If your school has a Web site, we want to know about it. As a part of our development of this site we are gathering the Web addresses for schools where we have detasselers. Many crews are finished or have one last week of the detasseling left. Season summaries and final checks are sent two weeks after the last day in the fields for the entire region. If you need to reach your regional office for more information, call them .