At the height of the mid-August heat wave, I was relieved when an old friend canceled his planned trip to attend a sprawling, old farm machinery show amid central Illinois’ endless, sweltering ...

The Will County Threshermen's Association annual show will be held July 16–19 at Spiess Farm.

BOISE — The novelty or fun factor associated with the 50 antique tractors that are built into and around the JUMP facility in downtown Boise is not wearing off. The JUMP facility opened in December ...

SELINSGROVE — A single farmer today can separate grain from straw with a combine, but our grandparents and great-grandparents relied on many people to gather the sheaves from the field and feed them ...

NOKOMIS, ILLINOIS / ACCESS Newswire / April 9, 2025 / Aumann Auctions is proud to offer collectors and antique tractor enthusiasts a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own one of the rarest and most ...

BUCYRUS - Years ago, Mike McCracken's father started collecting hit-n-miss engines. "He had a steam engine, and the boiler went bad in it ... and a guy had a boiler," the Galion man recalled of his ...

There is a lot more than nuts and bolts tied up in Preston Wells’s extensive collection of antique farm machinery. The history of the agriculture industry, childhood memories and family tradition bond ...

A feast awaits the senses and the nostalgic brain this weekend at the 46th Harvest Festival put on by the Northern Indiana Historical Power Association at Sunset Hill Farm County Park in Valparaiso.

DANVILLE — Farmers rely on their tractors to do long hours of work and heavy lifting, but once in a while it’s fun to polish off the fenders and join in some tractor games. The Montour Antique Farm ...

As the Howard County Antique Farm Machinery Club plans to host its 29th annual auction sale at the Howard County Fairgrounds next month, members are looking to the group’s future. The April 20 sale is ...

— The collecting of antique machinery is a hobby for many locals in this area, but behind the glimmering paint of a freshly restored John Deere tractor is a sense of nostalgia that brings residents of ...

Putnam County Museum will host the Putnam County Antique Tractor and Machinery Association starting at 9 a.m. Saturday on the museum parking lot at 1105 N. Jackson St., Greencastle. Among the planned ...