While modern agriculture is filled with very modern technology, farmers have been butting heads with some of the biggest farm equipment builders over tech issues, specifically the fight for their own ...

The tractor that served your operation for two decades still runs. The disc harrow gets the job done. Your hay equipment makes it through another season. But when you calculate ...

John Froelich’s tractor had a gasoline engine mounted on a steel frame and was considerably more manueverable and cheaper to run than the steam tractors of the era. Just curious: This occasional ...

Just curious: This occasional feature in the Des Moines Register aims to answer your questions about Iowa. Is there some place, event, lore, history or cultural quirk you're just curious about? Email ...