Cleaning out a childhood home can feel like a big, dusty task with piles of boxes to sort through. It’s easy to dread ...

My dad, Clifford H. Christl, was placed in an orphanage at birth, adopted by Peter and Martha Christl of Appleton, Wis., and served in World War II. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and then ...

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 ...

It’s a salty old sailor’s treasure trove—reimagined for family life.

But it’s not that simple: The US cattle herd has shrunk in recent years to the smallest since the early 1950s because droughts and higher production costs, including elevated interest rates, have made ...

These are the timeless brides that will never go out of style.

Because bold lipstick symbolized romance, rebellion and power over the decades, a red lip never goes out of style. In fact, romance may evolve, but red lipstick remains Valentine’s Day’s unofficial ...

President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are on a dairy kick. That's big news for California. One in every five glasses of milk that’s drunk in this country comes from California dairy companies.

Don Herr, who died at the age of 90 on May 3, 2020, will be remembered in many ways in this community. CLICK HERE to read his obituary. His family remember him as son, brother, husband, father, uncle, ...

In 1931, William Stroeh’s farm in the Upper Hixon Forest was purchased by the federal and state departments of agriculture for $9.000. The 160 acres were purchased to act as a soil and erosion ...

How many tractors do you have on your farm today? Is it more than your dad or grandad owned? There are about 4 million tractors on U.S. farms — roughly two for every operation — and they vary in color ...

PENINSULA, Ohio -- If you’re hunting for that perfect Christmas tree and dreaming of the old-fashioned experience of heading into the woods to chop one down, that’s a rare find these days. But at ...