‘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 ...

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, ...

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' ...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - No matter the culture, farming is familiar to many. For a Black farm in the Burgess community, their crops weren’t for selling but rather a means for survival. When you ...

This story appeared in a regional edition of the Tines. Noah would be impressed. Carolann and Mike Mullins' homestead doesn't meet Ark proportions, but their 112-acre operation is home to mules, ...