Matt Folstad had an idea: Rather than mow his 2 acres of yard every summer, why not plow it up and plant wheat on it? That was the start of his backyard threshing bee. Folstad, 38, works as a truck ...

BUTTERFIELD, Minn. — The Butterfield Threshermen’s Association recently hosted their 45th Threshing Bee. "The site of the show was land given to the city of Butterfield in 1941 by A.R. Voss, a ...

The threshers are coming, the threshers are coming! Just what are, or were, the threshers? By definition, a thresher is a person who beats the husks and stems of a crop to separate the grain or seed ...

Threshing shows and old machinery will be featured at Heritage Hill, Hanley Falls, Atwater and Forest City, with a Summer Rendezvous also taking place at the Forest City Stockade during the threshers ...

BUTTERFIELD — The Butterfield Threshing Bee started with $100 and a 1916 Case steam engine. Now the Bee is celebrating its 50th year of drawing about 15,000 people to a shady campground in this town ...

ST. CHARLES, Minn. — The St. Charles Threshing Bee is joining forces for the first time this year with an annual tractor show. Sept. 17-18 marks the 11th time Mike and Lynette Richter's homestead will ...

If you want to see how our forefathers farmed, you don’t need a time machine. You just need a way to get to Butterfield this weekend. The Threshing Bee, also known as the Steam and Gas Engine show, ...

Durham >> April Pryor was clearly having a fun day. An old-time wagon from her family’s barn has been restored to like-new luster. Saturday was the wagon’s public debut during the annual two-day ...

The 15th annual Stump Lake Village Threshing Bee, hosted by the Nelson County (N.D.) Historical Society, will be Sunday and Monday at Stump Lake Park. Here's a schedule: - 8 a.m. Church service. - 10 ...

Threshing shows and old machinery are featured at Heritage Hill, Hanley Falls, Atwater and Forest City, with a Summer Rendezvous also taking place at the Forest City Stockade during the Forest City ...

Growing up, I spent every summer on my grandmother’s farm in South Carolina, and she would often use farming metaphors to teach me lessons. Every time a boy broke my heart, or I dealt with racism, she ...