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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.

Latest Stories
Judas goat procession
Beef
Slaughterhouse Kings: Recalling the Creepy Reign of Judas Goats
Judas goats? One of history’s last slaughterhouse witnesses to the bizarre Judas goat spectacle recalls the death parade to the killing floor.
May 16, 2023 07:58 AM
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Chris Bennett
Wil Wilkins, Montana Landowner
Politics
Landowner Fights Government in Benchmark Battle, Refuses to Surrender Private to Public
Wil Wilkins was stunned to read a freshly erected federal sign adjoining his land: PUBLIC ACCESS THRU PRIVATE LANDS. In a flash, every citizen of the U.S. had crossing rights on his private ground.
May 10, 2023 07:48 AM
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Chris Bennett
End of Days
Opinion
Doomsday Addiction: Celebrating 50 years of Failed Climate Predictions
Politicians, scientists, and celebs assure us the apocalypse is tomorrow, and if not, the day after will do. Buckle up for a look at 50 years of cataclysmic predictions.
May 05, 2023 07:58 AM
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Chris Bennett
Anthony Tino De Angelis Con Artist and Salad Oil King
Soybeans
Soybean Stunner: How a Con Artist Pulled the Greatest Agriculture Heist in History
In the biggest con in agriculture history, Anthony De Angelis stole over $1 billion, shook Wall Street to its core, humiliated big banking, embarrassed USDA, and ushered in the rise of Warren Buffet.
April 26, 2023 11:33 AM
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Chris Bennett
Tim Vander Zwagg, Tractor Lazurus
Used Machinery
Tractor Lazarus: Naked Farmer Survives Gruesome PTO Accident
Sprawled naked in a cut cornfield atop 1’ of snow, Tim Vander Zwaag was a bloodied shell of a strapping 6’, 250 lb. farmer. Only feet from his tractor, he was minutes from death. Finished.
March 28, 2023 04:01 PM
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Chris Bennett
Texas TikTok Star Bobby Cole
Crop Production
Priceless Pistol Found After Decades Lost in Farmhouse Attic
A priceless pistol lost for 40 years in a farmhouse attic returns to the hands of its childhood owner as a family heirloom.
March 21, 2023 09:06 AM
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Chris Bennett
Stuckie 2021
Crop Production
Bizarre Mystery of Mummified Coon Dog Solved after 40 years?
Has the bizarre 40-year-old mystery been solved surrounding the identity of a mummified coon dog trapped in an oak tree?
March 21, 2023 08:42 AM
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Chris Bennett
Visionary Farmer Steve McKaskle
Crop Production
Visionary Farmer Shatters Agriculture’s Conventional Rules, Forges Chain of Success
Steve McKaskle’s remarkable farming story hits frontline dicamba wars, commodity busts, organic vs. GMO melees, scientific breakthroughs, value-added victories, and incurable cancer.
March 17, 2023 02:50 PM
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Chris Bennett
Farmer Roy Pfaltzgraff and Combine
Crop Production
Skeptical Farmer Burns Ag’s Playbook, Steers Turnaround On 2,000 Acres
Skeptic, heretic, eccentric, disruptor—Roy Pfaltzgraff pleads guilty to all. “People think I’m crazy. They’re right, I am crazy, but I’m also the owner of a farm that is working great.”
March 08, 2023 02:22 PM
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Chris Bennett
Deer Shed Hunt
Crop Production
Where Have All the Deer Sheds Gone?
Deer sheds hide in plain sight, a vexing prospect for a hunter, farmer, or landowner searching for dropped antlers. A common question from the empty-handed: Where have all the sheds gone?
March 08, 2023 08:02 AM
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