Central Illinois farmers brought their antique tractors for the 6th annual antique tractor-plowing bee. Drivers showcased their antique tractor plows, some dating back to the 1930s. About 35 antique tractors tilled on site. Weishaupt hopes to continue the plowing bee in following years. Treading soil was not the only element of today's event. Horse-drawn plows were also featured at the event. I don't allow anything newer than 1959," Plowing Bee Organizer Louie Weishaupt says. This content...

The new fast tractor law goes into effect Thursday and allows for the faster moving vehicles as long as the SIS is displayed. New speed signs available for tractors. Decals are $5 and are required for farm machinery to be driven at speeds above 25 mph. Decals mounted to metal plates attached to a bracket are $10.

Area antique tractor enthusiasts gathered on seed plots owned by Michael Beam west of Cambridge to do a little fall plowing with the vintage machines. For someone with hundreds or thousands of acres, using the equipment now would take forever. CAMBRIDGE How much you have to pay to take a round? called out the rather round fellow as he approached the group with their antique plows just west of Cambridge on Sunday afternoon. An antique enthusiast who didn t have time to bring his tractor...

Some dairy farmers also worry that too much cropland has been used for corn production to make ethanol, a fuel additive. Like the Mayers, Oberhaus doesn't like taking farm machinery on roads that were once pretty quiet but now are filled with commuters who don't understand farming. The loss of agricultural land is a concern for Wisconsin farmers as more rural properties are consumed by urban development. Every year it becomes more difficult, and more expensive, for Oberhaus to rent land...

The second year nearly tripled the amount of land and it again doubled the following year to 100 acres. One tractor had a two-way plow, a few had steel wheels on the back and another was classified as a crawler having unique wheels. Most of the tractors were at least 60 years old and ranged from a one-plow bottom to a four-plow bottom. They are young and it s their first time on a tractor or first time plowing. I just like to get old tractors out to plow like they used to in the old days,...

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He likes using his four antique tractors. They clicked in meetings the farmers have, and this year they're sharing a booth at the market, which will close Oct. The late freeze caused Brewington to lose 85 percent to 90 percent of his peach crop this year, so he hasn't had a lot to sell at the market. Ken Easler was looking to make a few dollars when he stumbled across a man who would become one of his best friends. He grew up in the Beaumont community and his family bought land with peach...

PAUL At an antique farm equipment beet harvesting demonstration in Paul Saturday, those who gathered got to see first hand the evolution of technology. The first demonstration was a two-mule plow, which slightly lifted the beets from the soil and required workers to follow behind to pluck and top the beets. A drastic improvement could be seen as Fisk used a 1951 model McCormick tractor and sugar beet harvester on another row of beets. During the demonstration, a patch of beet field was...

New cotton harvesting equipment unveiled by Case IH and John Deere promises to eliminate module builders, and reduce the manpower and equipment needed to pick cotton crops. Both farm equipment giants now have harvesting equipment available that not only picks cotton but bales it as well. Once the accumulator is full, the cotton is dumped into the round module chamber where it is formed into a round module and wrapped in a protective covering, ejected onto a retractable gate at the rear of...