Plowing, or tilling, is an age-old agricultural practice that readies the soil for planting by turning over the top layer to ...

Healthy soil acts like a sponge, but new research shows farming practices can damage its ability to store water and protect ...

Congressional Democrats came to power in November on a platform of fiscal responsibility. An important test of their seriousness comes this spring as Capitol Hill considers reauthorizing the farm bill ...

Soybeans were nothing more than a minor forage crop in the 1940s. It didn’t take long for soybean growing and processing to become a multi-billion-dollar industry. Meanwhile, alfalfa’s importance has ...

Plowing contests have been a popular feature of agricultural life in Ontario for well over a century. The gatherings put key skills on display,... Aug 24, 2012 — Plowing contests have been a popular ...

Since the dawn of agriculture, mankind has asked itself the eternal question: “What is pure farming?” It is an inquiry that has stumped the most learned of scholars and most pious of monks as they ...

More than 100,000 people gathered in 1952 to watch plowing contests and educational events sponsored by the Minnesota Soil Conservation Districts in Dodge County. The huge crowd also came to watch ...

A showcase of plowing skills will be on full display when competitors make their way to Howell Living History Farm this weekend. This will be the 42nd year for the annual Howell Farm Plowing Match ...

SISTERS, Ore. - If the thought of a farmer patiently working his field behind a plow and horses floods you with pangs of nostalgia, take heart. It's on the rebound. Horses haven't run the tractors out ...

The Bucher & Gibbs plow discovered on farmland in Pennsylvania has found a home. "I donated it to a local group that Allen Boyd belongs," said Ken Recker of Everett, Pennsylvania, who discovered the ...