Updated: July 22, 2018 6:00 p.m.
Please see below for location specific information. Not all locations will be working on any given day so please read the web page carefully for your location information.
Do not forget to purchase a hydration pack for the detasseling season. With the hot dry weather a hydration pack is a must during the work day out in the corn field.
Remember to read the DAILY WORK DAY REMINDERS! (found under the Detasseling Information tab) for information on what to wear, what to bring, etc...
Not many acrres of corn to detassel this year so will not see as many days of work this year as we had last year. Sorry! The reduction in seed acres is something we talked about at the sign-up meeting.
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Plainwell and Otsego: Still not scheduled to start yet. Next week (the week of the 23rd) will be our busiest week.
Hope to have Plainwell and Otsego working next week. Please check back later for start date.
Not many acrres of corn to detassel this year so will not see as many days of work this year as we had last year. Sorry! The reduction in seed acres is something we talked about at the sign-up meeting so should not be a surprise to anyone. We will give you as many days of work as we can.
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Portage:
No work on Monday.
Looks like Tuesday or Wednesday will be the next work day. Please check web page tomorrow to confirm the next work day.
First year and other workers please check the web page everyday after 6:00 p.m. for next work day.
At this point it looks like the next new field will be Monday or Tuesday (keep checking web page (after 6:00 p.m.) for next work day).
Expecting this coming week (the week of the 23rd) to be our busiest week.
Sorry, corn is not growing to fast so the seed company does not have a field for us to detassel.
Next week (the week of the 23rd) will be our busiest week.
We post the information we receive as soon as we receive it from the seed company.
We have a great group of workers it's going to be a fun detasseling season.
Portage - North Pick-up location: North Middle at 6:00
Portage - Central Pick-up location Shaver Rd Walmart at 6:15 a.m.
Parents do not just drop your son/daughter off at the bus stop. Please make sure your son/daughter is checked in by the bus driver before you leave the bus stop.
Remember to read the DAILY WORK DAY REMINDERS! (found under the Detasseling Information tab) for information on what to wear, what to bring, etc...
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BUS PICK-UP LOCATIONS: Plainwell - Otsego - Portage
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QUESTIONS? send us an e-mail at corndetasseling@gmail.com
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Continue to remember DAILY WORK DAY REMINDERS! (found under the Detasseling Information tab).
We will use the web page as the main source of communication to everyone detasseling this year with Great Lakes Detasseling, LLC.
Remember to check the website in the evening (after 6:00 p.m.) for the latest updates as plans will and do change from day to day.
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We are not responsible for electronics i.e. cell phones, iPods, mp3-players, etc...