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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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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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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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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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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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