Tratcors are packed in at Red Ridge Repair in Mifflinburg, Pa. as the three person mechanic crew work their way through ...

The iconic image of the American farmer is the man or woman who works the land, milks cows and is self-reliant enough to fix the tractor. But like a lot of mechanical items, tractors are increasingly ...

VINITA, Okla. — The veil is thin between what Rick Johnson sees in a tractor engine and how he sees the rest of the world.

Kyle Schwarting and his family have been farming in Nebraska for generations. Until a few years ago, Schwarting and other farmers could fix and upgrade their own large farm equipment, including ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Mick Minchow's tractors are marvels of modern machinery. They have air conditioning, guidance systems, satellite radio and more sensors than he can shake a corn cob at, all kept ...

Some farmers are in a bruising battle with John Deere and other tractor makers over what they are allowed to repair on the equipment they own. American farmers have long had a clear favorite when it ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson, Mary O'Grady and Dan Henninger. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech The equipment Barry Hovis uses on his small Cape Girardeau ...

For those who might think tractor mechanics is a dying or even useless art, 60 high school students at NRG Center — not to mention the dozens of teachers, sponsors and parents cheering them on — would ...