BARNETT, Mo. (AP) — In the Amish and Mennonite communities of central Missouri, hard work is valued more than book knowledge. Formal education ends by the eighth grade, and religious prohibitions on ...

Abby Holman and her father, Kevin Holman, started Missouri Amish Produce Co. several weeks ago to bring fresh produce from the Amish community north of Columbia to town. Abby Holman, a student at the ...

WELLMAN, Iowa (AP) -- Amish dairy farmers in the Kalona-Wellman area wanted to jump on the value-added agriculture wagon that has been rolling through Iowa, but their beliefs held them back. They ...