Each day that you use your tractor walk around it on all sides, visually inspecting for oil leaks, tire wear, dents, and dings, as well as loose bolts and other attachments. Check the level of the ...

SAUK COUNTY, Wis. — A small crowd stood at the edge of a wide hayfield as opera music blared across the rural Wisconsin expanse. A combination of giggles and breathless wonder took hold of the ...

American artists have long been drawn to agrarian subjects in their work, from Winslow Homer in the 19th century to the 1930s Regionalism movement, which included painters like John Steuart Curry and ...

EDITOR' S NOTE: Big Country Journalist Ron Erdrich has been taking a break, so here's a flashback to a 2012 column. KNOX CITY — Public art can be a two-edged sword. At its best, it can bring a ...

DHOUL RANJHA, Pakistan — There's a cache of Pakistani songs that celebrate the enormous tractors that are ubiquitous throughout the country, like this boppy tune by musician Mehboob Hussain Naaz, "I ...

68 years old, weathered skin, creases across his hands and grease stains under his fingernails, the thin lanky man heads to the parts counter to wait in line. There are ball caps for sale covered in ...