News Release

NAPPANEE — The Indiana State Cornhusking Contest is set for Saturday, Oct. 7, in Nappanee.

Registration and the contest will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at Reed Farms, 27615 CR 48, Nappanee. From the intersection of US 6 and SR 19 in Nappanee, travel north three miles on SR 19 to CR 48 and turn right; continue east to the first farm on the north side of the road.

Classes of competition include: boys and girls (14 and younger); boys and girls youth (ages 15-20); team husking (four people); handicapped (any age); young men and women’s (ages 21-49); men and women’s open (any age); men and women’s seniors (ages 50-74); and men and women’s golden agers (75 and older). Participants may compete in both an individual and team contest.

The Indiana Cornhusking Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the education and historical preservation of early methods of corn harvest and hand cornhusking. Prior to World War II, American was heavily agrarian and in the Midwest, corn was the primary crop. Every year, families and neighbors would work together to harvest the corn by hand as efficiently as possible. Competition was inspired between farmers to determine the best cornhusker. These competitions grew from local to state and quickly expanded to a national cornhusking competition.

The National Cornhusking Contest will take place Sunday, Oct. 22, in Greenville, Ohio.

For more information, find the Indiana Cornhusking Association on Facebook, or call Clay Geyer at (574) 952-7197 or Ted Richard at (574) 223-2747.