I was a lucky boy growing up in southern Pitt County in the 1950s and 1960s. Some would disagree. For you see, tending a farm with mules was a far cry harder than using gas-driven equipment. I had the ...

Learn about appreciating the role of hard-working mules and donkeys on the farm. Donkeys and mules are remarkably versatile and hardy: They work as farm and pack animals as well as saddle mounts, ...

‘Pete,’ the mule, and ‘Belle,’ the draft horse, are driven by Jessica Bass and Adam McGrath. ENTERPRISE — The rich, black sod peeled away like chocolate curls as the mule teams pulled the sharp plows ...

As consumers, we oftentake for granted the ease of purchasing produce. If you want a tomato,cucumber, corn or lettuce, you just pick it up at the store. It’s not veryoften that we think about how that ...

Loren Basham shows the branding iron he uses on his mules at his Pair-A-Dice Mule Farm on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, near Belle, Missouri. Instead of using a hot branding iron that scars the mules' ...