Posted 7/16/2012 19:42 (#2489132 - in reply to #2489072) Subject: Re: Help for dry conditions - Detasseling the corn plant?
Near-north Ontario, French River
Are you talking field corn or sweet? Either way I think mechanically removing( chopper or flail etc) the tassle would only open you up to increased disease pressure, unless you were to use a 'puller' similar to what's used for detasseling seed corn.