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Chris Bennett

Writing from the level land of the Delta just outside of Clarksdale, Miss., Bennett has blogged for several years on agriculture, surrounded by cotton and plenty of cottonmouths.

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3 Under 30
Succession Planning
3 Farmers Under 30 Hustle to Live Out Their Dreams
Three under-30 producers from Illinois, Ohio and Mississippi sound off on the struggles, pressures and hopes of farming’s next generation.
January 10, 2024 02:22 PM
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Tom Askjem, Bottle Hunting Beast
Farmland
Lost and Found: Bottle Hunter Digs Extraordinary Farmland Treasures
Tom Askjem disappears under farmland, descends to depths of 13’-plus, and returns to the surface with treasure—bottles and glassware from agriculture’s past.
January 01, 2024 09:01 PM
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Matt Griggs, Low-Input Soybeans
Soybeans
Low-Input Soybeans Boom For Tennessee Farmer
“I’m shooting for consistent averages around 75 or 80 bushels without stacking inputs,” says Matt Griggs. “ROI don’t lie.”
December 19, 2023 04:24 PM
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John Yearwood, Landowner, Army Vet and Patriot
Politics
Government Seizes Control of Rancher’s Land for Endangered Bug Habitat
The government seized control of John Yearwood’s ranchland in the name of a tiny bug. “There is no shame in Washington,” he says.
December 13, 2023 04:53 PM
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Farm Gothic Gone Bad
Crop Production
American Gothic: Farm Couple Nailed in Massive $9M Crop Insurance Fraud
Welcome to a $9 million orgy of crop insurance fraud by an unassuming farm couple.
December 07, 2023 08:09 AM
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Smartphone-with-Kevin-Whitney
Crop Production
Farmer Shocked After Lost iPhone Circles Globe, Returns Home
After Kevin Whitney’s iPhone fell into 220,000 bushels of grain, the device made a 20,000-mile roundtrip across the globe before returning to its stunned owner.
December 04, 2023 11:24 AM
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Annie_Dee
Succession Planning
Attention To Every Row: From Poor Soil to Verdant Fields
Alabama transplant turns poor soils into a pioneering 10,000-acre enterprise
November 22, 2023 10:26 AM
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Carl Schultz, Tennessee Farmer
Crop Production
Hazard or Hysteria? Farmers Trigger Suburban Uproar
When a Tennessee farming family decided to build a small rice mill, they triggered a suburban uproar and social media war.
November 21, 2023 02:38 PM
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Cluster, Skip Row, and Triple Crop Corn
Corn
How Did Cluster, Skip-Row, Triple Crop Corn Fare In 2023?
In 2023, John Smith planted cluster corn, James Hitchcock tried wide row corn and Bill Jones targeted a triple crop. How did each farmer fare?
November 16, 2023 11:52 AM
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Chris Bennett and Wild Pig in Mississippi
Pork
Mississippi Hunter and Florida Trapper Survive Wild Pig Attacks
“The public doesn’t realize what these animals are capable of,” says wildlife trapper James Dean. “Unfortunately, you’re going to see more and more reports of people getting hurt in wild pig encounters.”
November 14, 2023 01:59 PM
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