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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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Vance Crowe in a Midwest Cornfield
Farmland
Capturing the Farm: Preservation Project Safeguards Family Stories
American farms are flavored by every fiber and frailty known to mankind—and each tale needs protection. Enter Vance Crowe and a unique preservation project.
July 11, 2023 12:14 PM
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James Hitchcock Skip Row Corn
Corn
Got Skip Row Corn? Georgia Farmer Goes 60" Wide
Can skip row corn add bushels to the bin? James Hitchcock wants the answers from one trusted source—his own fields.
June 28, 2023 03:57 PM
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Thomas Villegas Lawsuit
Politics
Landowner Sues EPA and Demands Jury Trial
Thomas Villegas says the administrative state operates a fixed game. His lawsuit contends private landowners are accused, judged, and sentenced by the same set of unelected government employees.
June 27, 2023 12:58 PM
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MICHELLE AND GAUGE OEHM
Corn
Find of a Lifetime: Kansas Family Discovers Incredible Indian Artifact
An intrepid Kansas mother and her Johnny-on-the-spot son found one of the most stunning Indian artifacts of recent history. Welcome to the impossible tale of the Oehm Blade.
June 22, 2023 12:51 PM
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JOSH HIGHLANDER FIGHTS STATE OVER PRIVATE PROPERTY THEFT
Farmland
Game Wardens Steal Private Landowner’s Trail Camera, Lawsuit Explodes
Three game wardens entered Josh Highlander’s private land, proceeded to his food plot, and stole his game camera without warrant or consent. He is fighting back via a major constitutional lawsuit.
June 20, 2023 07:52 AM
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Farmer in Mississippi
Politics
Government’s Power Over Private Land and Farmers Takes Hit If Chevron Falls
Chevron deference, one of the most frustrating legal doctrines faced by farmers and private landowners, may be on the brink.
June 12, 2023 07:36 AM
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Richie and Wendy Devillier
Farmland
Farmer Nightmare: Government Floods Family Twice, Kills Herd and Refuses to Pay Damages
Richie Devillier is fighting back after the government twice flooded his 900-acre farm and home, killed his cattle, ran his family through emotional hell—and insisted he foot the entire bill.
June 07, 2023 12:42 PM
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Farm Monkey Prank and Hoax
Crop Production
Mister Mangum’s Monkey Hoax: Farming’s First Viral Prank Still Echoes
Agriculture’s closet is filled with fake news, but the outrageous claim of trained monkeys working on American farms is a hoax for the ages.
May 31, 2023 07:54 AM
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Farmers Make Sensational Woolly Mammoth Discovery
Soybeans
Farmers Make Sensational Woolly Mammoth Discovery Beneath Soybean Field
When a pair of Midwest farmers dropped a backhoe bucket 8’ below mature soybeans, they made one of the most unlikely scientific discoveries of the 21st century—a woolly mammoth.
May 30, 2023 11:14 AM
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Illinois farmer Jack Shissler
Corn
Big Corn Yields for Illinois Farmer Rooted to Hybrid and Fungicide
Illinois’ Jack Shissler hit major dryland corn yields in 2022: “Boiled down, my yields were about choosing the right variety and applying fungicide. Variety and fungicide—that’s where it was at.”
May 23, 2023 08:19 AM
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