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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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China, the top food importer on the planet and biggest buyer in history, is entangled in a potentially devastating population crash and the effect could be massive for U.S. agriculture.
In just a few buck-wild months in 2015, a Texas grifter pulled off a swindle nearing $100M, and turned the cattle industry into his playground, stirring more cash than some of the largest beef companies in the U.S.
Russell Hedrick smashed dryland corn yield records in 2022. He averaged 268 bushels across his operation, including 40 acres at 368 bpa—bookended by a contest spot at a stunning 459.51 bpa.
When John Deere carted home a broken bandsaw blade and forged a moldboard plow, agriculture and America changed forever. Farm steel changed history.
AgWeb is counting down the top 10 stories of the year. At No. 4, is the story of a 10”-tall clay pot, its unlikely survival and the incredible contents that provide an extremely rare window to the past.
AgWeb is counting down the top 10 stories of the year. At No. 2, Jim Bowen has a scar from a cottonmouth bite, but when he crossed paths with two leviathan-size timber rattlers, it was almost more than he could handle.
AgWeb is counting down the top 10 stories of the year. At No. 1, with one foot in the crop rows and another in gaming, Grant Hilbert operates two YouTube channels and is releasing a video game aimed at Midwest ag.
AgWeb is counting down the top 10 stories of the year. At No. 7, welcome to a tale too insane for fiction: a cottonmouth farmer seeking a snake venom crop for harvest.
AgWeb is counting down the top 10 stories of the year. At No. 9, is a story about Doug Bichler, arm mangled inside a hay baler, he fought a gruesome battle for life, determined to escape the machine at all costs.
AgWeb is counting down the top 10 stories of the year. At No. 10, is a story about a team of truckers who crafted a casket carriage for their beloved brother, Ryan Robb, for his last ride aboard his blue Peterbilt 389.