DAILY UPDATES
This page updated daily during the detasseling season to inform workers
Working Buses
Working Buses For August 7, 2026:
None!
The season is OFFICIALLY over! All fields have closed out. Thank you for a great season and all the hard work of our crews! We appreciate each of you that chose to work this summer! Have a great school year!
Other Info
July 15, 2026 at 7:16 AM:
Limited supply of Pioneer CAMELBAKS available. Great way to carry water and other gear in the fields. Cost is $25 – CASH ONLY. Email your full name and bus number with the email subject as CAMELBAK if you want one. You will receive the Camelbak on your bus tomorrow morning.
Crew lists are posted on the ‘Travel’ page View Travel Page
Please review the Bayer Detasseling Handbook. (See Below)
ALL 2026 DETASSELERS:
Please review this Bayer Detasseling HANDBOOK prior to the season starting. Prior to your 1st day of work, you will be required to sign off that you have reviewed this document.
Season Information
SEASON UPDATES:
- The start date for the 2026 season is July 10th.
- Locate your name on the crew lists that are posted on the Travel page. Then, be checking the “Working Buses” up above on a daily basis and report to work when you see your assigned bus is listed to work.
- Once your bus is listed to begin work, with an official start date, you MUST send an email (ailesdetasseling@gmail.com) to us with your full name and bus # in the subject line to verify you are able to begin work on the first day your bus is scheduled to begin work.
- At the bottom of the Travel page, under Detasseler Info, there will be instructions posted the first week of July to opt into a bus return notification option.
- Workers must be wearing long pants and long sleeves at all times in the field.
PAYCHECKS:
- ROGUING PAY PERIODS:
- Pay Period: June 25 – July 9th. Paychecks for all hours during these dates will arrive to mailboxes approximately July 18th.
- DETASSELING PAY PERIODS:
- Pay Period 1: July 10th – July 26th. Paychecks for all hours during this pay period will arrive to mailboxes August 1st-5th, depending on your mail service.
- Pay Period 2: July 27th – August 10th. Paychecks for all hours during this pay period will arrive to mailboxes August 17th-21st, depending on your mail service.
- Incentive Payments: For completed rows, if earned, will be paid at the conclusion of the season and included on your final paycheck. Refer to the blue “Incentive Pay Sheet” you received when you submitted your application back in the spring for details on why you may not have qualified for an additional incentive payment.
Please do not lose paychecks! This is a hassle for both you and us to work through. It’s not a simple process to get another check issued to you and you will be delayed in receiving your money. DO NOT post photos of your paycheck on the social media – this has led to fraud in our accounts in the past.
INCENTIVE PAYMENTS:
Incentive payments, if earned, are determined by the blue “Incentive Pay Sheet” you received when you signed up back in the spring. MOST 1st year detasselers are not efficient enough to earn an incentive payment. That does not mean all 2nd year workers and above automatically earn an incentive payment. If you do not receive an incentive payment, then you were not efficient enough at completing rows to earn an incentive payment.