Kids Of The Corn Farm (HBO)

[@VICENews]

Detasseling is a process where one goes row by row to remove the tops of corn in order to control pollination. VICE News follows 13-year old detasseler Abigail on the job. WATCH NEXT: The 83-year-old engineer is the face of America's aging workforce - bit.ly/2hadMSM

[@ryanstinson6740]

You people have never heard of a summer job have you?

[@rollergraphics5106]

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[@rollergraphics5106]

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[@kenaultman7499]

I did this when I was younger for a couple seasons. What she says about closing your eyes and seeing corn is true. I don't know why it happens. Probably something like, when you've been looking at corn for 10 or even 12+ hours at a time and close your eyes, your brain fills in the pattern it thinks is normal. Which, is a row of corn. I thought I was the only one! I'm 36 now and that one sentence brought back so many memories.

[@commentmachine1457]

wow, saving for a car at this young age? I like her already.

[@jonmacdonald5345]

Comment Machine She Drives a Ferrari now!!!!

[@diteguyofficial5489]

I've been working since I was 13 yrs young in the fields during the summer with my Hard working Mother. When I was 15 I bought myself a g35 coupe. Now I just really want to help out my mom and dad even tho it's hard and I'm still 16, I will try my hardest to better my family. Don't say we're stealing American jobs.........Go outside and look for hobos........Bet the majority of them are ganna be white...... And if you offer them a job at the fields they will most likely reject it... FACTS, If they were to challenge my mom In any kind of job(in the fields), day or night doesn't matter if it's hot or snowing My mom will leave u so behind She will embarrass you and You will learn How to Respect Real Hard Working Mexicans. FACTS....... FACTS......

[@Dolllover8125]

you can drive to school at age 14 1/2 in iowa so

[@mickydicky2531]

Lol my moms teaching me how to drive at 13

[@michellehitt1976]

@@diteguyofficial5489 I hope you & your family are doing well & staying safe. It sounds like your Mama is really awesome. What does she do in the winter time if you don't mind me asking, since there's nothing growing in the fields. 🤘🦋

[@wilbur2255]

I don't understand why people are so mad Detasseling lasts for literally 3 weeks and you get paid different depending on where you live I did it for 4 years first year made 1,500 and last year which was my last year of Detasseling I made 2,940 was my finally paycheck here it is based on acres you do and you get 100 bucks an acre for 3 weeks of your summer now tell me some where else that is gunna pay a 16 year old 3 grand for 3 weeks of work? Also in Nebraska it is just a way of life and if you weren't Detasseling it was strange because everybody did it.

[@obfuscated3090]

The butthurt people are fucking clueless.

[@numissmatic7911]

I think the confusion most people are having here, is that they don't realize this is just a summertime job for these kids. They never mentioned that in the video, so people who have not been children for awhile are just assuming otherwise.

[@robertahines4559]

I’m in Nebraska (13) and I actually start today (it’s 12am right now) I’m very excited for it because I live right across from the cornfield I’m detasseling for and 2 my friends got over $1000 last year and I hope to get that much too. Seems like fun but like a lot of hard work too.

[@ajricherson1099]

Wilbur eh only abouy half my friends in Ne detassel

[@wolfy1987]

This was some very interesting insight. I wasn't even aware this job existed until I watched the video

[@peoplesdreamsneverend2709]

Wow I'm 20 and this kid acts more mature than me

[@hitlersmagicalcarpet5731]

God damn kids stealing our jobs

[@LD-jp3iu]

Hahahahahah lmao

[@SarahMc585]

lets have a children ban

[@selegonzalez8398]

Lol

[@fallenhw]

theyr turk me jurb!

[@conanthebarbarian8783]

Hahahahaha!!!

[@carolineiscoolest]

"kids of the corn"?? it would've been the perfect time to use "children of the corn" in this instance

[@6squall9]

probably just avoiding copyrights XD no way they didn't think about it

[@subninja8069]

copyright law... girl.

[@rollergraphics5106]

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[@MyrmidonsProductions]

copyright issues

[@buswindshield]

Detasseling never felt like *hard* work for me, but man was I bored walking up and down the rows all those hours! I did come up with a lot of good writing & songwriting ideas with all that time to myself, though... Props to these kids, haha.

[@lovelathiya995]

Melanie Mergen. Frd how are you. I M mahesh lathiya Form India. Me amerocan corn export to India. Plz you help me

[@SilentViewer7]

My hat is off to this girl, ive work those corn fields for 4 years and its not easy work. Muddy, sweaty, itchy. Then the sun will beat down on you.

[@SOCCERSUCK123]

SilentViewer7 you must be white

[@twowolfe]

Doesnt Matter Well nice against sun burns but darker skin absorbs heat more so they both have advantages I guess.

[@twowolfe]

Doesnt Matter Wouldn’t black skin absorb heat? I mean darker colors absorb light and heat better than light colors and skin I would think. Sorry if I was malinformed.

[@obfuscated3090]

Stay hydrated either way, or you'll fall out.

[@morgansouchek7714]

They were doing it on a really nice day! The days where it's rainy and muddy are the worst days to detassle.

[@epicscreenname989]

What could you possibly not like about this kid?

[@homewall744]

I didn't know American kids did this sort of actual work anymore. Bravo! These are people worth hiring when they become adults.

[@noelopez8206]

Home Wall i my self was surprised because i though i was going to watch mexican children doing it.

[@katl1489]

Funny, I just grow cannabis now. Thanks de-tasseling!

[@prod.eenigma]

I detastle right now and there are a lot of people who still do it

[@revere0311]

very common in the midwest. My entire cross country team detasseled in the summer to make some money. was good work.

[@lockmonster05]

Kids are not legally allowed to work under 14 years of age PERIOD in the US. If they work without parental permission and they're 14 or 15 years old, it's child labor, which is illegal. And if they're under 16 years of age there are STRICT laws requiring how many hours they can work and how many breaks they must have. 30-40 hours goes WAY above that. I mean WTF.

[@sofiasaysso5122]

farm work is different laws for certain states

[@Jr.gamez123]

She's very smart for a 13 year old lmfao

[@thatfunkymonkey7667]

XVBLACK_BURNVX 17 not really all you do is find a tassel and pick it

[@N3therWolf]

GunganHunter506 stfu

[@thatfunkymonkey7667]

Mr Meeseeks I love pickle rick

[@lockbuster5355]

XVBLACK_BURNVX 17. Right!!

[@newdudum]

LMFAO

[@ave0738]

I don't know why people are upset about this as these kids are being paid as it's only a summer job and not a full time life long job. Nice to have some spending money at a young age.

[@Uryendel]

That's child exploitation, they are underpaid and work too much hour for a shitty job, no grown up would accept that job in this conditions, the people who employ those kids are taking advantage that the vast majority of companies doesn't use child labors.

[@KiloByte69]

The libtards are upset because this is debunking their argument that Americans don't want these jobs thus justifying their agenda for open borders and amnesty.

[@KiloByte69]

+Uryendel But I don't see you whining when companies take advantage of illegal labor and refuse to pay Americans a fair wage.

[@numissmatic7911]

the $850 that she made in 3 wks' time was probably her take home pay (meaning that was how much is left after deducting taxes, social security, etc...), so you really should add on at least another $100, if you're judging based on per hour pay.

[@evann03]

It hardly can even be called a summer job, it's just a month. I'm doing my second year of detasseling right now. I do get payed more than this though.

[@pandeomonia]

I did this when I was a kid. Was hard. But I look back at it fondly. It was a good amount of money for a 13 year old.

[@D.E94]

My son's first job was at 11 cutting grass in my neightbor hood, he was able to save enough to buy his first video game console I was really really proud him.

[@ef9322]

This is definitely legal in the US. Children 12 and over are allowed to work in *agriculture* as long as it's not during school hours, with parents permission. I grew up on a family farm and got paid $0. At least they're getting paid.

[@BenJamin-ou7kd]

I was 15 when I worked those same fields, it was hott, muddy sometimes. ( traveled from tx to work in Iowa ) It was one of the best experience of my life. Thought me so many valuable lessons of life that i will never forget, truly, one of the happiest times in my childhood

[@viteam1952]

This young girl has good communication skill and a good work ethic, has a bright future ahead of her.

[@jamesfarrell7465]

My brother and I baled hay on our grandparents' thriving upstate New York dairy farm every summer. No pay and hard, physical work. My grandmother was a great cook, though. Those suppers were the best meals I ever ate. We got tan and strong and we both still agree that baling hay for our family was a privilege. No regrets; I'd do it again!

[@katl1489]

Eh, has a person who's done both I would rather bale hay than de-tassel any day of the week.

[@redswift31]

I live in Iowa and jobs like this here pay a hell of a lot better than they are paying her, and they usually hire high school students.

[@kennyberinger9108]

Agreed just got done with the season

[@crashdumbie765]

Grew up in Iowa and went through a few seasons in highschool I loved it. Got my first car that way.

[@andrewp8468]

How do I apply.

[@THooverTV]

For all the City Folks out there the reason why she is saving up for a car is this. 14 - Drivers Ed + Permit (drive with your parents) 14.5 - You can drive to school and back (+gas station) by yourself 16 - Full License (1 restriction) [You have to be back home, or place of stay, at 2AM] 18 - Full License Their are two types of Detasseling opportunities. -Hourly (7.25-8$/hour) [Companies like Pioneer do this method] -By Acre (you get paid by the Acre, the more you do the more you get paid) I got paid by the Acre and you'll make about $1000/$1,500 more / average compared to hourly. Most "by acre" opportunities are smaller corn producers are teams that are 'out-sourced' that are directly employed by the corn company.

[@rockbay79]

So proud of this young lady. She is a committed worker, very difficult to find these days.

[@thefinalscholar]

These kids have more character then I ever will

[@ithomas152]

I did this when I was a kid. $3.90 per hour in 1990. No safety equipment (the black screen is a good idea. corn leaves in the eye do not feel good). But throwing tassels was half the fun when you're in a group of 13 year old boys.

[@azelo7952]

This brought so many memories, I did detasseling years ago as a summer job while studying in southern France, I jumped on the train with a friend from Senegal, without a ticket for a 2 hours ride, a farmer gave us a lift and took 10 min to show us what to do and gave each of us a lane to finish, by noon I couldn't make a grip anymore, I lasted 48 hours, my Senegalese friend half a day. Sending your kids to do this kind of jobs is almost a crime,

[@hdwdlnd]

I did this when I was her age in the mid 90's in Illinois. It was long hot days. A few kids would get sick from the heat or just become exhausted and they would take them back to the bus or home early but this rarely happened. This was a great thing for building character at my age but looking back there should have been better adult supervision. It was only a job a few weeks out of the year. We would either walk the rows or ride on platforms suspended from a tractor. They actually had a special tractor that would go through the fields and get a lot of the tassels prior to direct human intervention. After a few weeks of work Mexicans would show up and take over. Also, one time we worked our way to a fence separating two fields that were miles long. Next to the fence in the adjacent field was a row of cannabis stretching a long way. Several kids jumped off the platforms and yanked some of the plants.

[@ExopMan]

Much respect to this kid. Would give them a job. (DO A FOLLOW-UP ON HER EVERY SUMMER!)

[@crazydog3307]

I assume this job is legal in more places than Thailand?

[@broccoli9835]

Wow she lucky my dad makes me clean heavy equipment and I don't get paid lol

[@coleheins5100]

I have done this for 2 years. (I am 16) This job is hard depending on how the weather is and what person you have as a boss. I had a boss who just wanted to work us as fast he could. I have had to walk through waist deep water. I highly suggest getting a different job when you are 16. More opportunities for better working conditions.

[@bw6603]

I detassled as a kid in Iowa! For being an early teen they pay you very, very well. A few thousand dollars with good guidance goes a long way for a month's worth of work. You learn what it means to do manual labor, and working the land gives you, or at least gave me, a very accomplished feeling. I did get a job with air conditioning the day I turned 16 though, so that tells you that.

[@jimcarden3809]

Usually detasseling is for seed corn crops

[@yoma2655]

40 hours?? Not even an adult can work that long out in the summer sun. And for minimum wage too?? Jesus these farms must be saving a ton using these children every summer.

[@speedosam5221]

yo ma you're pathetic. Its people like you that ruin this country, these are hard working Americans that are going to be supporting losers like you.

[@alec4672]

yo ma Are you kidding? Nearly every person I know works out in the sun 40 hours a week. Wether it be construction or farming, wear ever your from everyone must be very lazy.

[@dambition7495]

Alec Ver Bunker i think u missed the point

[@モータ-r6f]

yo ma Either your Mexican or Mexicant skrub.

[@TheTeatimecrumpet]

+Michael Mota Check your Engrish pwease.

[@sarahh4698]

As someone who lives in a rural farming community in Ontario, Canada, in my small town corn detasseling is pretty much a right of passage for young people. If you don't work in the corn for at least one summer you are basically the odd one out and are considered to be very lucky. No we do not like corn detasseling, it's not our dream summer job, but when you are surrounded by corn all your life you realize that it is a necessary job. Our parents have worked in the corn, and our grandparents have worked in the corn. Everyone has worked in the corn. The worst things about the job are: the leaves are wet in the morning so you get soaked (but then when it is hot you are so happy that you are drenched in water lol), when you go to a field and the tassels are so hard to pull out you end up with blisters on your fingertips, when your hands get sore because you are grabbing the little tassels over and over again, when the corn is to tall so you have to jump up to pull the tassel, the pollen (it is hell if you have a pollen allergy, but hey, money right), waking up bright and early, when you get a field that is so long a row takes you 2 hours to walk down and 2 hours to walk back, the corn dreams (those are terrible, infamous if you will) The best things about doing corn: you get to make your own money, you are carrying on a community tradition, you get to work with your friends if they are on your crew (honestly there are not really many positives and you hate it the whole time but if you need the money it is not that bad) Oh and if anyone was wondering, yes there are machines that can pull tassels but they are not as accurate as people and because fields need to be at like a 99.9% passing rate, people would have to walk them anyways.

[@katl1489]

Okay my experience Vice! This was 20 years ago mind you, maybe things have changed. I did this when I was 12/13 bc it was the only job I could get. They posted flyers up near my school. I lived in the city, Omaha ghetto area black/poor community etc. Rode my bike to the H.S. parking lot at 3:30 am. Hour bus drive to the fields, our bus driver was older and openly racist ( I dont casually throw that word around but he def casually threw n bombs) he even segregated us. Blacks, Eastern Europeans (me and the Bosnians) Hispanics, few white kids in the front. Most kids didnt even last the first day. We had only what we brought, hankerhcief fand gloves thats it for PE. No breaks. Had to wait to drink water until moving fields they made us run as a checker I was always running. No walking, no talking is what our boss screamed. My brother got chemical burns bc he forgot his gloves and they made him work anyway. Like his skin melted off. 40 hr a week for 8 week @5 an hour. I did it for the second year and said screw it. Also half my money went to pay bills, other half went to food and clothes for me. At 14 I did baby sitting in my own. 16 swim instructing then imancipated from my abusive home so had to get a 40 hour a week cust service job and drop out of H.S.

[@thatone_dude]

My family has been doing this for generations. What is the big deal? They don't want to work they don't have to. I did the cattle work while my sister's did this.

[@obfuscated3090]

The haters are basically a bunch of pussies.

[@alek488]

Ob Fuscated city people

[@NC_SUGAR]

@@obfuscated3090 Or immigrants who have just found out that, YES, Americans WILL take jobs like that.

[@hambunheng1653]

i love the way she planned her life. She'll bee something big one day.

[@donaldfewell9929]

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[@killahpriest9528]

this is actually good, students and others who couldn't get a job get this job

[@BAP3221]

That’s really cool but I hope those kids aren’t being exposed to harmful pesticides.

[@katl1489]

Oh they are. I did it for 2 years when I was 12 and 13 (too stupid to know uour getting cheated) and one time my brother forgot his gloves, they made him work anyway. The next day layers of his skin started falling off his hands. Clinic treated him for chemical burns.

[@crustycasino5723]

I detasle in nebraska longest day 16 hours 4am to 9 pm

[@victorhabat3290]

If only all kids could do this to learn the value of money and hard work and realize nothing is handed to you but earned. That’s the issue with all kids especially here in the states. Kudos to her and all the kids that wake up early to work like that.

[@chiltepierce]

At least these kids have motivation to be out there doing hard work. My respects for them, as a Cannabis grower out here in Oregon, you wouldn't imagine the amount of useless workers that come around. Many of them are just 18 or 21 coming out of college and have never worked a day in their lives. Good job kiddos

[@keithlarsen7557]

Well, I bet those same people wouldn't volunteer for a turnip farm.

[@lgearhart9816]

Back in the day (1980's) before the automated cutter and detasseling machines you used to have pull every tassel by hand, not just check for ones the machines missed. A much different job that I started at age 12 until age 18, first walking the rows then on the riding machines in the baskets. Later I ran the automated detasseling machines when they came out for Pioneer, worked at the plants and performed rouging as well. By far the hardest was hand detasseling for 60+ hours a week at age 12. And back in the day, worked side by side with migrants from Texas/Mexico doing different field work, much respect for them.

[@docgima]

I was born in 1981 and could get a farm drivers permit at 13, Kansas (US) has since raised the age to 14. Kids like these have good work ethic engrained in them.

[@icwiz]

1:12 This is one of the arguments against minimum wage laws.

[@gtochld11]

Hard workin' kids. Good for them.

[@ah-huywiteguy5079]

I detasseled for 6 summers started at 12 years old , had some great times still put it on some resumes and im 21,

[@zackmitchell786]

I wish my workers had as much get up and go as this little girl.

[@donaldfewell9929]

Give them a choice: hustle, or be fired with no reference or recommendation.

[@jackwongen6671]

Has anyone called the State Larbor Office, is this against the law?

[@zacharyhenderson2902]

Jack Wongen it is not against the law

[@a.t.2056]

I detasseled corn for 4 year and loved it. Then I drove the combine. I bought my first vehicle at 15.

[@ogmius2001]

this kind of work should be MANDATORY for every kid in america between the ages of 12 and 16! it builds so much character, it cannot be quantified

[@26tin]

I currently had my last field of super sweet corn fully silk. Going into fields that are pollinating isn't fun. Be safe out there. Stay hydrated.

[@RoyAH.]

Broke my heart when she said she hates school. Great kid though!

[@subninja8069]

becaue the schooling sucks now days you can thank the Democrat and Repicaan party for it.

[@Cayds_Baits06]

Im destasaling rouging and volunteering right now and doing all of those this summer is pretty hard but its gonna be worth it

[@rollergraphics5106]

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[@grassfeeding6073]

Agriculture has age exemptions for labor in the US, but the working conditions are regulated closely. De-tassling corn is a long standing summer job for kids here in the Midwest. Generally it doesn't last much more than a few weeks. This is strictly to control pollination in hybrid seed corn production. The seed corn growers I spoke with this year have moved away from hiring local kids...it has been difficult to get adequate crews of kids together. Probably partially due to the continued de-population of the rural areas (from rapidly expanding farm size). Migrant crews are pretty standard now. With that being said, chemical usage in seed corn production is pretty intense. Glad to see she has some PPE on.

[@duckbrew]

I did this same job for 2 summers '79 and '80 in Wis. I was 14 or so. They had a big ass motorized machine with baskets that you would stand in and de-tassle as it moved along slowly. Can't imagine walking thru rows like that. All for like $2.50 an hr!

[@jamesgribben798]

Thats great, farming in ireland myself, i think its good to know the importance of working and money and yes school is very important aswell, its a great life lesson

[@lemmino1846]

Where I live in donegal it’s fishing mainly farms don’t get bigger than a couple acres and is always sheep, cows and chickens no farming corn lol.

[@jamesgribben798]

My uncle in pat madden from donegal Town, he does taxies, from the town, lough eske is beautiful, wow, it's some spot, small world man lol

[@lemmino1846]

@@jamesgribben798 small world indeed

[@thegamesource]

This brings back memories. I started doing this when I was 11 and a half years old. I did it up until I was 15.

[@TopShot501st]

As someone who had a summer job when I was 13 (umpiring little league baseball ) its a great experience and a way to not waste your summer vacation away. Plus you get that extra spending money as a kid.

[@aaronshields8135]

umpiring is rewarding and super prosocial because you have to learn how to be assertive and be a leader and problem solve between people all while sorting our your identity while on surging hormones. that would be a great 'developmental' job . I wonder if 'factory' like or monotonous positions like field work is really beneficial to a child more than a few hours a week, instead of 40-50 hours. I really don't know if corn picking provides the prosocial , leadership challenge, problem solving environment,

[@Fallibleandflawed]

+Aaron Shields good point

[@Spoot1RHGL]

Waste your summer vacation? These are kids, they won t "waste" time, they will just be kids playing around and enjoying the time. Off course some part time job is also great, but i hope they don t spend the whole summer picking corn

[@PleasePaintHighElves]

And I'm sure you were working 50 hour weeks right lol.

[@QualityKush]

as someone who didn't have a job when I was 13 and was enjoying being a kid, it's a great experience and a way to not waste your summer vacation away. Plus you get to work 50+ years when you're of age and pay taxes!

[@xnmcguire]

I grew up in rural northeastern Iowa in the 1970s/80s - but have lived in the Twin Cities since 1993. Yesterday while driving back to the Twin Cities from visiting my parents in my hometown, we took a little gravel road excursion to drive through a small town we had never visited. -- I then asked my 12 and 14 year if they wanted to move to this town... they declined-- apparently the prospect of growing up in a small Iowa town is unsettling. "You would survive," I reminded them still As we drove on the gravel roads through the soy bean and corn fields - and my native Iowan version of OCD kicked it, I said, "Still, you are now old enough to Walk Beans, Derogue and Detassle" Nothing like a hot humid day to bring back memories of starting the 10 hour day getting drenched by the dew, cut by the corn (worse than paper cuts), then having the dew replaced by sweat and temps get up into the 90s with high humidity. - For me, corn is one of my worst allergies (I'd get hives), so I would be covered head to toe, but wearing field gloves often made it difficult to get in and pull tassles-- so in the morning, I'd take an anti-histamine which would make me drowsy) and go without gloves while the corn was wet, then as the day heated up, and the corn dried and my antihistamine wore off, I'd put the gloves on. Also another lifehack was to bring a trashbag in which you would cut arm and head holes to serve as your "raincoat" - then when it warmed up, you could just tuck it into your pocket. So now everytime the temperatures get into the 90s and the humidity above the 70s, I think "Good dessleing weather" Still the kids in this video look like they have had the benefit of a wheel puller (slackers! ;) which went through the field before them. Minimum wage for us was $3.35 but working 10 hour days Monday-Saturday got us overtime. -- Plus $3.35 in 1980s money could buy a heckuva lot more than $7.25 today - Incidentally you notice that kids in Iowa get a basic understanding of how Evolution / Genetics work -- and if Evolution weren't true, what the Fk would be the point of detassling??!!??

[@BeowWulf]

Brings back memories of the summers of my youth.

[@LD-jp3iu]

This is exactly what young people need to be doing. Learning work ethic and getting paid is so rewarding at that age. I remember my mother refusing to buy me expensive name brand tops/denim for school, so I worked every summer from 13-17 at a snack bar making minimum wage and spending almost ALL of my money on those ridiculously priced clothes. I look back and think how stupid I was for spending so much hard earned cash on materialism!! (The mind of a teenager, though. I can't blame myself.) My parents allowed me to spend my money however I wanted, which was a great lesson to be learned about how many hours it took to buy a shirt that was $24.99! Certainly learned the true value of a dollar. I was fortunate to go to college, and now to professional school, and I know part of what I learned during my youth has attributed to the hard work I put into my studies and pinching pennies where I can with my student loans. Great video, Vice. Very refreshing.

[@krogdog]

Hopefully there’s a “tick check” afterwards!

[@a.pimentel]

All those kids are going to be the leading front of their generations. But why the long hours tho?

[@Nathankinamorh]

I got a job at McDonalds at 14, so I would never have to do detasaling again. Shit sucks. Working during the hottest months of the midwest summer. Get picked up by the bus at 5-6am, to be at fields by 8 minimum. Gotta be there early because once noon hits the heat in the fields can get crazy bad. When I worked it was not uncommon to be picked up at 6am and not return home till 4pm (waiting/transfering on the bus takes up a larger portion of daily time) Combined with asshole fields that still run irrigation before picking. One goes slogging through mud in the morning to baking sun by the afternoon. The day I had to help a farmer push his fucking 4 wheeler out of the mud then got in trouble for not finishing my row in time, was the last fucking straw. Most Detassiling groups pay way better than minimum wage though, minimum wage may be for the first couple days. The quitting rate and drop rate at the begining of each new season leads the organizers to give bonuses for number of rows completed and if the pickers stay through the whole season. Conditions and PPE is WAAYYY better than they used to be. Also several lawsuits have lead them to have better facilities and water sources.

[@AkashaInspired]

I would be so proud of this girl if I was her father. I am proud of her as an american!

[@tylergran1]

Yea most kids in the Midwest have done it but we went faster than they were and didn't get any gear. I worked rogueing and detasseling for 5 years then worked at a factory run by the same company making popcorn now this summer I interned in their offices and am on part time for graphic design kinda work. Not going to stay there after I graduate college this year though.

[@iliketoUSEmybrain017]

Do they pay you with coupons from the company store?

[@katl1489]

Someone who understands! We were not allowed to walk and gear was bring your own. Shit job with shit pay that preys on the stupidity and disparity of poor kids.

[@libertysprings2244]

I think child labor is a good thing if the kids want to earn money, and as long as it's not dangerous and they have someone watching to be sure no one gets heat stroke or forgets to drink water.

[@kittyrocoa714]

Why are corn farms so popular? I feel like if we go to space we’ll have corn farms in space..

[@davidph123]

nice to see kids with their head on there their shoulder good parenting

[@Beachdude67]

I did work like this growing up in Illinois. It's really awesome because you spend all day outside with other kids and get paid. It's hard work, but the money is first rate if you are a teenager.

[@cocacolaj3044]

Was looking at videos for more details about the job and It sounds really straight foward. Just got the job starts next Thursday

[@cocacolaj3044]

If anyone sees this and has done this job before, any tips?

[@fortnitejesus2108]

I grew up in Iowa, at 16 I bought my first car after one summer of detasseling. A little over $3k. Tip: Contract your own acres, get 10 friends and work for yourself. You'll make significantly more money.

[@NocturnalNick]

>title isn't "Children of the Corn"

[@katl1489]

The man who walks behind the rows..... DOESN'T EXIST!

[@jinnyy8117]

How can child labor is legit? crazy 40 hr/week? can't believe it. They should go camping, fishing or do something for fun. wasting precious childhood. They can learn the value of labor when they become enough age to do part time works.

[@ginspritzer7515]

the stare from the other kid at 1:12 is gold

[@phillyflyguy3590]

Although there are a lot of things wrong with this story, what I focused on was what an amazing little girl she was.

[@BrunoPonceJones]

I grew up doing this same thing during my summers in Minnesota. Went to a bus pick up location in the morning too. You didn't dare go shirtless through there either, those corn stalks will cut you up good.

[@Cian_]

Seems like a great kid. There's nothing better for teenagers than them learning what hard work is and appreciating the value of the dollar.

[@mrmanmania]

Children of the Corn... well we're fucked

[@sarahlikestacos1010]

Thats what they should have named the segment! Lost opportunity!

[@wishmeluck34]

this is the greatest video i have ever seen on youtube

[@mattadrev471]

My grandma used to do this work

[@Garrettkoepp69]

In middle school in Nebraska (the real corn state) we would have to meet at 4:30!

[@EnlightenedCharvak]

This is child labour.... That's illegal man...

[@EasternExplorer]

I started on the farm when I was 13 as well. My job was to pick up rocks and toss them on a trailer being towed by a tractor. I must have walked miles upon miles of fields. I also did hay. 2 of us on the ground and 2 on the truck. I tossed the bails up on the truck and they piled them. I remember working myself to the point of passing out in the heat. My mother made me spend my earnings on school supplies and clothes. I loved it. I would do it all over again if my old body would let me lol

[@InfinitePaige]

This is a really great start for the young working class. They'll learn work ethics early and be able to keep jobs as they grow older. I wish they offered jobs like this when I was young.

[@buckweaver4584]

I de tasseled corn as a kid. It was great money for my age and time. Very tough work to be sure. Helped to give me great work ethic.

[@Xyz99899]

She has a great personality and seems like a smart kid.

[@chintooapril1986]

I don't know what to say. Hats off to the girl

[@mtadams2009]

When I was a kid it was paper routes and I used to pick night-crawlers and sell them to bait shops. The work looks like it could be hot but otherwise pretty easy. Good for them. I must admit I spoil my kids, their focus is getting good grades and being good at their sport, the goal is a top college, Ivy league or a little Ivy. I am doing this because I never received a good education and though I have a very good work ethic, I have worked 60 plus hours most of my life it really has not paid out that well.

[@mackmyles9034]

They need more jobs that allow 13 to 17 to work because some kids would love to be able to work and earn money, I know there are jobs like this out there but you also need kids working in business

[@andreavandube3783]

Oh the flashbacks of Southwestern Ontario! Corn rash, muddy clothing, garbage bags first thing in the morning to keep dry from the dew and the tassel fights! Wish we had the face nets though... too many slashes and pokes in the eyes. The dreams of corn fields still feel too real...LOL.

[@JosephFuller]

I worked tobacco as a kid and I totally know what she is talking about when you close your eyes, all you see is the plants and you dream about them.

[@LoveLife-kt5rf]

Wow earns much more that I do here in Kenya as an adult even as a permanent employee

[@alomalaker2333]

Are live in michigan

[@bryanwillib635]

You go Abigail. You will build good corrector and it will help as a stepping stone.. keep up the good job. And keep smiling.

[@Matthew-cw3gn]

wish they said where this was. gotta assume kansas/nebraska/iowa though

[@laurenmires5741]

i wish there were jobs i could get near me but where i live theres no jobs or anything that will hire anyone under like 17

[@therealAZLN]

She's 19 now. Would be interesting to see what her life update is - if she's in college, if she eventually bought a car with this money, or if she decided to become a full-time corn farmer.

[@squidwardo9861]

In the UK this is illegal lol

[@sarah2.017]

Several of my friends did this in the late 1970s, and made about $500 in just a few weeks (I had absolutely no desire to join them myself). They talked about wearing tank tops, shorts, and flip-flops the first time, and realized pretty quickly that the leaders were right - they were more comfortable in a flannel shirt, jeans, and boots.