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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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Yawt Yawt David Ellis
Pork
Meet Mississippi’s Yawt Yawt, a Wild Pig’s Nightmare and Hunting Legend in the Making
Nobody does wild pigs like the Yawt Yawt, aka David Ellis. From backwoods redneck to rising star, Yawt Yawt delivers a rip-roaring hunt as the grim reaper of wild pigs.
December 15, 2022 09:28 AM
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WESLEY AND LAUREN CRUMPLER
Beef
Texas Cowboy Builds Farm and Future One Piece at a Time
In the age of instant gratification, Wesley Crumpler is a throwback—a self-made farmer and rancher intent on paying the price for opportunity.
November 23, 2022 12:50 PM
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Iowa farmer Matt Brincks
Crop Production
Iowa Farmer Goes Bushels Up and Fertilizer Down with Biologicals
Matt Brincks’ average yields have climbed 30 bushels in corn and 12 bushels in soybeans, while his nitrogen fertilizer use has dipped by half, along with a two-thirds drop in phosphorus and potassium.
November 22, 2022 02:08 PM
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Crop Autopsy
Crop Production
Perform a Crop Autopsy to Identify Your Top Yield Robbers
Three farmers from across the U.S. identify the most significant drain in their rows.
November 22, 2022 08:56 AM
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Historic Manure Pile
Beef
Biggest Manure Pile in U.S. History Excreted Sweet Stink of Money
A steaming heap of manure large enough to fill a sporting arena once triggered an Iowa war between stockyards and city fathers.
November 21, 2022 03:01 PM
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Judas goats leads sheep to the killing floor
Beef
Judas Goats: Agriculture’s Bizarre, Drug-Addicted Masters of Deceit Once Ruled the Killing Floor
In one of the most bizarre spectacles in agriculture history, nicotine-addicted Judas goats once led sheep to slaughter down livestock’s version of the green mile.
November 15, 2022 08:24 AM
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Bruce Bond Arkansas Farmer
Crop Production
Arkansas Farmer’s Storybook Tale Spans Famine, Feast, and Faith
Don’t push Bruce Bond. Steeled by an inner Woodrow F. Call—humble and polite to a fault, yet a man not to be bossed, Bond is the consummate farmer.
November 14, 2022 08:21 AM
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Drought Corn
Crop Production
What Is Your Biggest Yield Robber? 3 Farmers Weigh In
At first blush, water, or lack thereof, is the supreme bushel thief in the majority of corn and soybean fields. But, according to several farmers, the answer is not quite so simple.
November 10, 2022 02:15 PM
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Noelle Greathouse
Crop Production
Gone Country, Farm Girl Trades NYC Concrete for Dirt, Finds Happiness for Life
Marry a farmer. Move to the Midwest. Raise a family in the sticks. Find happiness for life. Welcome to the grand adventure of the irrepressible Noelle Greathouse.
November 02, 2022 08:03 AM
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From Pain to Gain Matt Hulsizer Andrew Bowman
Health
From Pain To Gain: Farming Duo Overcomes Heartache To Forge New Partnership
Emotionally spent and wary of the financial pitfalls ahead, Matt Hulsizer and Andrew Bowman sought solace in each other’s counsel: The two operations became one.
October 27, 2022 09:38 AM
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