From horse-drawn planters to tractors that can mostly drive themselves — farming has come a long way the past 100 years. At the center of it all in recent years is the modern tractor with a GPS system ...

There’s no doubt that auto-steer systems which actually turn the wheels of the tractor or combine for you are the technology of choice for big-acre producers. But plenty of farmers are happy to have a ...

MOULTRIE, Ga. (AP) - Darrell Williams spent part of his childhood behind a mule, plowing the fields on his family's tobacco farm. "It was hot," he said. "I had to follow that plow and that mule. There ...

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