Over the past couple of years, Strasburg Township's zoning office in Pennsylvania found itself fielding more and more requests from Amish to house horses on residential lots. Most Amish in Lancaster ...

Amish farming is often characterized by skilled manual labor using simple, durable tools. This creates precision in planting, weeding, and harvesting, which reduces waste and damage to plants. Hand ...

A long line of 18-wheelers idle at a big ethanol plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Scott Cole, who’s in his 20s, hops into the cab of his truck after checking in at the plant. He farms 600 acres of corn ...

Amish families go down a road in Lancaster, Pa., one on foot and the other by horse-drawn carriage. The high cost of farmland is driving some Amish people to move to where land is more affordable.

Lancaster, Pa., is changing as only about a third of the fast-growing religious group there still farm. Most Amish heads of household work in... As Amish Leave Farming For Other Work, Some Leave Their ...

Over the past couple of years, Strasburg Township's zoning office in Pennsylvania found itself fielding more and more requests from Amish people to house horses on residential lots. Most Amish in ...