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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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Soybeans
Dicamba Drift Stirs Pot of Farm Trouble
In a farming age where the grip of Palmer amaranth intensifies and expands each season, dicamba controversy is exploding beyond fields of Monsanto’s Xtend soybeans.
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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Wheat
A Sweet Yield Increase for Wheat
New chemical spray boosts wheat yield and grain size
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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Corn
How a 110-Acre Reservoir Transformed This Alabama Farm
Dee River Ranch features a whole-farm irrigation system fed by a 110-acre reservoir. Five 150-hp pumps supply water to 18 pivots and one corner unit across 2,800 acres of corn and soybeans. The results since 2011? Corn profits ranging from $144-$1,093 per acre over non-irrigated ground, and soybean profits hovering between $115-215 per acre over non-irrigated ground.
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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Soybeans
The Grim Reality of ‘Pigweed Patrol’
A driver weed with no equals, Palmer amaranth has changed the chemical game and forced producers into the rows to chase down escapes.
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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Crop Production
Pigweed Patrol A Necessary Evil
Hand weeding still plays role in Palmer wars
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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Wheat
Chasing a Wheat Bin Buster
Seeding rate and fungicide recipe produces yield winner
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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Crops
Sunflowers Make Rubber a Reality
Natural rubber crops are a possible market for U.S. agriculture
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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Wheat
Chasing a Bin-Busting Wheat Crop
Alec Horton begins every wheat crop aiming for 100 bu. per acre dryland yield through seed treatments, proper seeding rates, tiller promotion, vegetative growth reduction and moisture conservation. However, he didn’t see a 121.48-bushel bin buster in the cards when he planted “Joe” in the fall of 2015.
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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Crop Production
What’s the Yield Return on Foliar Fertilizer?
Questions about crop response and yield increase.
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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U.S. Bureau of Labor 2014 statistics estimate the death rate at 24.9 per 100,000 farm workers nationwide, and 3.3 per 100,000 workers in all industries combined.
Business
Fatalities Jump for Hobby Farmers
Farmers over the age of 60 also see fatalities rise, says new report.
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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