Extreme Back 40 makeover
PRINCETON, Ky. - Technology has advanced at a rapid pace on the farm, from satellites guiding farmers through their fields to equipment allowing a tractor to steer itself.
Beef research goes high tech with health monitoring
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Cattle producers try their best to monitor the health of their herds for any sign of sickness and disease.
Clermont Co. scores first easement
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Clermont County farmland owner Marie Holscher recently donated a permanent agricultural easement on her family's 41.
Dairy icon heads to Smithsonian
WASHINGTON - In a special ceremony June 5, the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History received a collection of personal memorabilia documenting the Borden Company's participation in the 1939 New York World's Fair in commemoration of Borden's 150th anniversary.
Pa. man hopes to revive Afghan art, improve water
The smell was sweet and unmistakable. I looked around for the source: There at the side of the road, a multiflora rose bush in full flower.
What if corn and soybeans just aren’t enough?
WASHINGTON - The demand for alternatives to petroleum-based fuels is steadily rising. Corn and soybeans - the dominant feedstocks for ethanol and biodiesel production in the United States - grow well in the central regions of the country.
The man behind the roar of engines and crowds
JAMESTOWN, Pa. - In 1987, high school teacher Richard "Rick" Feicht decided that after six years of announcing tractor pulls for the Pennsylvania Tractor Pullers Association, he would strike out on his own and create an independent pulling company.
Helping farmers for half a century
SALEM, Ohio - In 1957, Curtis Lemon started tinkering with farm equipment. He hammered and welded and drilled and bolted - he liked the idea of taking the old and making it work like new.
Leaders in learning
JAMESTOWN, Pa. - When Al and Betty Wester head out to the barn each day for chores or milking, it's not unusual for them to have an audience.
Mink released from Pa. farm; 400 die
SALEM, Ohio - More than 400 mink died after being released from their pens at a western Pennsylvania farm.
