Everything I needed to know in life, I learned driving an orange Allis-Chalmers tractor. At the time, it felt like some of the most boring, sweat-soaked days of my teenaged life. Dad refused to trade ...

HARRISBURG – The old red tractor was more than just a machine to Kenny Barley Jr. It was the symbol of his family’s farm, purchased by his great-grandfather in 1942. But one night, after using it to ...

Mother Earth is slowly warming, and the season of planting is here. There’s a primal need for anyone connected to the soil to dig, till and plant, whether you’re a backyard gardener or a grain farmer ...

As I did a quick walk around the tractor before cranking it up to feed the cows, snowflakes blew up my nose. Forecasters had predicted wind gusts of 70 miles an hour. I think I just felt one of them.