Remembering back to Farm Aid concerts that have been held around the country, I was surprised to hear that Saratoga, NY, was selected for Farm Aid 2013. Initial public relations materials didn’t seem to mention that dairy is New York’s top agricultural product. So, a group of farm women reached out ...

Enthusiastic horse owners and audiences saw powerful horses pulling enormous loads at horse pulling competitions at The Big E on Sept. 16. Displaying Herculean strength, horses and their teamsters took turns pulling a stone sled with ever-increasing weights in three classes. The teams pulled a stone...

One of the biggest hits the evening of Saturday Aug. 24 at the 145th Cummington Fair held in Cummington, MA was the jam-packed, bleacher-filled demolition derby, with gears grinding, bumpers falling off, and exhaust spuming. Over on the other side of the fairgrounds, a quieter hit was happening, get...