After all, what's expected from a city that includes the phrase "strong agricultural vitality" in its mission statement? The weekend show held in April is a showcase for antique tractors, caterpillars and steam engine-powered equipment. During its five-day run, the fair, held the second full week of September, offers free, live music, a petting zoo for children, carnival rides, exhibits at the permanent buildings and, of course, plenty of food booths. Each year the fair kicks off with a...

The accident occurred on Interstate 95 after the car swerved off the road, then came back onto the highway and stalled in the center lane with its lights off. The driver of the tractor-trailer won't face charges. Victim of car crash identified as URI student. State Police say 20-year-old Tiffany DeSisto died after a car she was riding in was struck by a tractor-trailer early Friday morning. The car's driver, Marissa Salabert, was hospitalized in critical condition. Both were sophomores at...

Article published Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Trial begins in Wauseon in death of Bryan man in work-site incident WAUSEON - A long-awaited wrongful-death trial opened in Fulton County yesterday, pitting the estate of a 19-year-old college student and summer construction worker against Caterpillar inc., which produced the machinery he was operating when he was killed almost eight years ago. Article published Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Trial begins in Wauseon in death of Bryan man in work-site...

For home buyers seeking to escape the commotion of city life, the countryside may offer up some surprises of its own -- try tractors on rural roads, farm machinery churning in the wee hours of the morning and the stench of manure wafting from newly fertilized fields. For home buyers seeking to escape the commotion of city life, the countryside may offer up some surprises of its own -- try tractors on rural roads, farm machinery churning in the wee hours of the morning and the stench of...

Mary's County restaurant the other day, an aging collection of folks whose families have been farming in Southern Maryland for generations, even centuries, worried about how many will be the last of the line. Young MacDonald - baltimoresun.com Contact Us . Place an ad . Subscriber Services . Site Map . Print Edition . Services. Estate taxes, low profits, labor and equipment costs, the decline of tobacco, the sheer drudgery of working the land and - most dangerous of all - the siren call of...

Caterpillar, probably the single best stock people can own this quarter, has everything going for it, yet it's down 14% year over year, he said incredulously. But if other construction machinery manufacturers, such as Terex, Cummins (CMI - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr), Paccar (PCAR - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) and Manitowoc (MTW - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr), are up, then Caterpillar deserves to go higher too, Cramer said. But if other construction machinery manufacturers, such as Terex,...

Monday, April 02, 2007 DA to step up modernization of farming systems THE Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to expand its farm mechanization program in Southwestern Mindanao in a bid to help fast track the total modernization of the region's farming systems. Monday, April 02, 2007 DA to step up modernization of farming systems THE Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to expand its farm mechanization program in Southwestern Mindanao in a bid to help fast track the total modernization of...

Gulf of Maine at center of new fish-farm debate E-mail this page Reader Comments (below) By TOM BELL, Staff Writer Sunday, April 1, 2007 Photos courtesy by the University of New Hampshire SeaStation cages like this one photographed near Hawaii are being used by University of New Hampshire researchers to grow cod several miles off the New Hampshire coast. Gulf of Maine at center of new fish-farm debate E-mail this page Reader Comments (below) By TOM BELL, Staff Writer Sunday, April 1, 2007...

Forest City High School freshman joins father in raising purebred Black Angus steers By Mary Loden Of The Summit FOREST CITY - The best part of learning about agriculture is getting to apply the knowledge and that is just what Ross Miller, a freshman at Forest City High School, is doing. Forest City High School freshman joins father in raising purebred Black Angus steers By Mary Loden Of The Summit FOREST CITY - The best part of learning about agriculture is getting to apply the knowledge...