American and German health researchers have found Amish people’s constant interactions with animals mould the microbial make-up of the dust in their houses. This in turn shapes their immune response ...

Alligators! Elk! Kangaroos and kinkajous! Parrots! Poison-arrow frogs! And an “irate African aardvark”! It sounds like an exotic bazaar in some faraway land but it’s actually an auction in Amish ...

BLANCHARD, Mich. _ Amish farmers complain that the state Department of Agriculture is insisting they tag their cattle with electronic chips in violation of their religious beliefs. State agriculture ...

Old MacStolzfus had a farm — and maybe a cure for asthma. Amish children who’ve grown up exposed to barnyard germs have much lower rates of asthma than kids raised in more sterilized environments, ...

There are a few new animals at the Amish Farm and House — but these stay outdoors year-round. The new permanent residents at the heritage museum and tourist attraction are part of a vibrant mural by ...

Rural Remix is a podcast feed that cuts through rural stereotypes and misconceptions. Subscribe for early access to new series updates and new episodes alerts. The Good, the Bad, and the Elegy is a ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis.—An Amish farmer could be fined for failing to register his livestock in a first-of-its-kind case in Wisconsin. Emanuel Miller Jr., 28, of Loyal, has been charged with a civil ...

An Amish farmer in Ohio has been slapped with 23 charges of animal cruelty after authorities found dozens of dogs living in filth on his compound. Local officials seized 52 dogs from Jonas Beachy’s ...

Police have charged a Pennsylvania man with animal cruelty after he allegedly beat a horse after the animal collapsed Tuesday while pulling a heavy load on a rural road in Lancaster County. Marvin M.

Police have charged a Pennsylvania man with animal cruelty after he allegedly beat a horse after the animal collapsed Tuesday while pulling a heavy load on a rural road in Lancaster County. Marvin M.