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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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The Rat Buster
Crop Production
Meet the Rat Buster, YouTube Sensation and Grim Reaper of Farm Rodents
Jeff Pybus is farming’s invisible grim reaper, slaying rats in the dark as he shoots and films for an addicting, no-frills YouTube channel.
September 15, 2022 10:36 AM
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Shawn Conley
Soybeans
Born for Beans, Wisconsin’s Soybean Detective Hunts ROI
Shawn Conley is mad for soybeans: “It’s a crop with more moving parts than anyone except a farmer realizes, and there are so many nuances to work on that have yet to be explored.”
September 07, 2022 08:50 AM
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Weed Chopping Crew
Crop Production
Weed Choppers Back on Farm to Fight Seedbank War
In 2020, Pat Duncanson began a three-year march toward organic certification on 100 acres of corn and soybean ground. After a weed honeymoon, weeds rebounded in 2021, and Duncanson brought in a chopping crew.
September 07, 2022 08:49 AM
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Hemp Farmers
Crop Production
Hemp Blueprint Thrives on Midwest Farm
The early, buck-wild days of hemp farming spawned many a gun-shy grower, but Aaron Baldwin found a sweet spot. He brought hemp processing home and established a corresponding grower group.
September 06, 2022 08:47 AM
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Matt Miles, Desha County, Arkansas
Soybeans
Hold My Beer: Triple Crop Soybeans in Arkansas Farmer Crosshairs
Can Matt Miles grow three crops in one year on the same field? Soybeans to soybeans to wheat? Don’t bet against a farmer whose name is synonymous with stellar yields.
August 30, 2022 08:33 AM
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MAX MILLER, THE FRITO KING FARMER
Corn
Frito King: How a Farming Legend Rode a River of Corn
With five minutes to go on the farm clock, Max Miller jumped into a river of corn and changed his life’s course, riding the flow to massive entrepreneurial success.
August 29, 2022 03:12 PM
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Thomas Hairston, Cotton
Crop Production
Farmer Ground-Truths Numbers on Wide Rows, Low Pops and Profitability
How low and wide can a farmer go? 30,000 seeds per acre, or a lean 20,000, or even a bare-bones 5,000 on 60” rows, and still maintain profit levels?
August 24, 2022 02:48 PM
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property rights versus hunting tradition
Farmland
Dogs of War: Landowners Sue State Over Property Rights v. Hunting Tradition
Welcome to a festering landowner-hunter conflict and a lawsuit launched by rural property owners against the state. If persistent hunting dog encroachment affects a farming operation, is compensation in order?
August 23, 2022 01:22 PM
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Gone. A glaring story of soil loss, set against an alarming background of buffalo bones and the Dust Bowl, is a signpost account of cost and consequence, with relevance for the entire farming industry.
Crop Production
Gone with the Wind: How to Lose a Lifetime of Soil Health
Gone. A glaring story of soil loss, set against an alarming background of buffalo bones and the Dust Bowl, is a signpost account of cost and consequence, with relevance for the entire farming industry.
August 19, 2022 02:19 PM
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Spaghetti Farming Hoax
Crop Production
Spaghetti Farming Hoax Ranks as Prank for the Ages
The Great Spaghetti Tree Hoax is an outrageous agriculture prank for the ages, masterfully executed as fake news by the media and ravenously swallowed by the public. Welcome to madness on a bogus farm.
August 10, 2022 01:40 PM
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