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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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A loss of PPO chemistry carries a devastating loss of post-emergence options.
Crop Production
When Will the Herbicide Cavalry Arrive?
With alarm bells ringing in multiple states over confirmed PPO-resistant pigweed, is the weed control cavalry expected in soybean fields anytime soon? Bolstered by new technologies, help might be on the way within the next five years.
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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Rob Sharkey’s podcast voice is finding a hungry audience in agriculture and beyond.
Corn
Shark Farmer Circles Agriculture’s Taboos
Rob Sharkey’s Shark Farmer podcast is finding a hungry audience in agriculture and beyond, attracted by the take-no-prisoners attitude of his weekly show.
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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As a brother-sister duo, Laura Collins and Will Hunter run a Bootheel farming operation anchored to their grandfather’s vision.
Crops
Yesterday Never Dies On Missouri Farm
Two Bootheel farmers with a match of tousled hair, blue eyes and easy manner may be the most unique brother and sister farming operation in the United States.
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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Blue River Technology’s See & Spray
Crop Production
Robotic Weed Killer Nears Farmland
Artificial intelligence recognizes crop, targets weeds
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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Crop Production
Chasing Waterhemp, the Bell Cow of Weed Resistance
Waterhemp has piled on genetic muscle and built documented resistance to herbicides from six separate site of action groups in Illinois. Yet, even more alarming are the consequences of stacked resistance in waterhemp. Once resistance begins stacking, what’s the snowball effect of a weed juggernaut?
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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Business
Littering the Road to Soil Health
Premium chicken litter quality is key for Mike McGregor, agriculture’s version of the consummate field general, and he commands his chicken litter operation with military precision. The results are evident in the flatlands of the southeast Arkansas Delta.
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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Jared Schott collage
Technology
DIY Tech Expertise Helps Shave Costs
From an automatic gate entry to an airplane, this South Dakota farmer makes it all
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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Jared Schott, left, picture with his father, Jim, is equal parts farmer, rancher and tech cowboy.
Technology
MacGyver is a Farmer, Rancher and Tech Cowboy
Jared Schott is a maverick farmer at work in the wide open spaces of South Dakota and he’s in constant pursuit of like-minded producers.
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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Will Harris
Crop Production
Bald Eagles a Farmer’s Nightmare
Will Harris was delighted when the first pair of bald eagles arrived on his farm in 2011. Six years and 80 eagles later, Harris faces annual six-figure poultry losses and major FSA litigation.
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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Crop Production
Dicamba Questions Cloud Horizon
A dicamba cloud rolled across U.S. agriculture in 2016 and turned the crop season into a high-stakes waiting game as producers wondered whose soybean crop would cup and when more symptoms would appear.
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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