UP NEXT, IN THE TEN DAY. THE DRAFT HORSE HITCH AND DRIVE IS HAPPENING TODAY AT THE PENNSYLVANIA FARM SHOW. AND IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, IT INCLUDES SOME REALLY BIG HORSES. THEY LOOK BIG ON TV.

These days, the term “horsepower” recalls rugged pickup trucks with huge towing capacities. But in the 18t hand 19th centuries, farming in Washington County relied heavily on pulling power from ...

“Showing livestock is a part of any good agriculture program, but our kids are largely inner city and showing pigs or even cattle didn’t seem like something that would be feasible for us,” said Jim ...

It all started more than a century ago on a little farm in Iowa with a draft horse mare with the unassuming name of Old Granny. Farmers began to notice something peculiar about Old Granny’s offspring.

Public consultations on a draft Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Equines opened on Jan. 12. The National Farm Animal Care Council launched an update to the equine code in 2023. The ...