U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt compared the federal government to old, rusty farm machinery that is slowly starting to function again. Schmidt emphasized that there is still work for Congress to do before ...

Rising maintenance expenses push agricultural clients toward equipment consolidation and alternative financing arrangements.

By the 1950s, the self-propelled combine harvester began gaining traction. Even so, many farmers still picked ear corn, stored it in cribs and processed it through portable belt-driven shellers. The ...