Antique farm equipment and garden tractors will be displayed, and combine drivers are always willing to talk with visitors. In addition to the combines filled with waving family and dignitaries, the parade features Snow Hill s antique fire truck. Ten area farmers have their combines clean and shining for this popular summer event. Children can pet rabbits, chickens, pigs and horses at the Barnyard, and hop aboard a wagon for a hay ride. Festivities begin with a parade of combines at 1 p....

Locally, shares of Exelon inc. got a favorable jolt as the nation's largest nuclear utility said it selected a site in Texas for an atomic-powered plant, although it has not made a commitment to build it. Another Texas site 50 miles away has been identified as a possible location for a nuclear plant, should the application run into difficulties, Exelon said. Abbott Laboratories stock gained ground as the North Chicago-based pharmaceutical leviathan said it is teaming with Genentech inc. to...

The new equipment and farming methods mean better results but can also be a costly investment. Mulvin's officially opened for the season Friday afternoon to a steady stream of local residents eager to buy their produce. Now the soft crunching of gravel can be heard all day, announcing the cars that continuously roll through the parking lot. The familiar red stand on Perkins Avenue, which has become a local landmark, was originally a chicken coop that stood on the property. Dave Mulvin said...

Last week, they were picking up the pieces after their farm was one of many hit as storms and tornadoes ripped through parts of southern Manitoba on June 22. She said a hole was ripped in the roof of their barn and they need to buy new haying equipment, because their hay crop is now a tangled mess. The family hasn't had a chance to assess the cost of the damage, but Boulanger said the farm is losing a lot of time trying to clean things up. He had 100 acres of bush destroyed and several...

He was one of the first Coles County farmers to utilize minimum tillage, has been active in tiling and waterway management, and practiced conservation farming of his corn and soybeans. During his younger years, he worked for area farmers and provided custom bailing and harvesting services. Madlem, who was also an FS seed corn dealer, was described in the award presentation as a behind-the-scenes farmer and a humble man. He has joined forces with others to harvest crops for those who have...

The heavy machinery maker gave back Monday's gains after UBS downgraded the heavy machinery maker to "reduce" from "neutral. The airline reported that June traffic rose 5 percent on higher capacity, and that unit revenue a key industry gauge of revenue divided by capacity rose 2.5 percent over the year-ago period. The game renter said it will default on certain financial requirements because of weak second-quarter results, and is considering a possible sale. The solar cell maker said tight...

Building and repairing machinery comes naturally to me from my farming days, but it still took lots of test fitting to get the parts to work. I bought the refurbished tractor from an antiques dealer for $1100. So, I bought a small stick welder at a hardware store and drove my pickup to a scrap-metal dealer to buy the materials. With just one click of a mouse, you can rotate, animate and explode every joint and part of six classic woodworking projects. The loader has a self-leveling bucket...

A crew of 22, using several pieces of heavy equipment including two bulldozers and a massive crane, yanked the last excavator out of the mud just north of the U. The man versus mud battle finally ended Friday when the second of two excavators was pulled from a squishy Ebey Island bog. Truckers passing along the trestle tapped their horns for good luck. Pacific Reign then turned to a Snohomish crane company to pull out both bogged down pieces of heavy equipment. But it got its own excavator...

Associated Press ORRVILLE, Ohio - Urban sprawl continues to creep in, but cattle and dairy farming are thriving in northeastern Ohio's Wayne County because of good soil, easy access to agricultural services and flourishing hay production, farmers and agricultural experts said. Associated Press ORRVILLE, Ohio - Urban sprawl continues to creep in, but cattle and dairy farming are thriving in northeastern Ohio's Wayne County because of good soil, easy access to agricultural services and...