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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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Crops
Got Management Zones?
Management zones are a farmer’s guide to variable-rate farming.
January 27, 2021 02:05 PM
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Chris Bennett
Crop Production
Zone Management on the Farm
Management zones are the foundation of a good soil fertility program. Uniform fields are a rarity, and growers need to manage land according to soil variability.
January 27, 2021 02:05 PM
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Chris Bennett
“I want covers to work, but I farm in the real world. All I hear is blind promotion and all I see on my farm is a lack of cover success,” says producer Roy Arends.
Crop Production
Cover Crop Bandwagon Frustrates Farmers
Cover crops are a bustling industry within agriculture, but, the cover crop drumbeat is also met with skepticism or opposition, and some producers point toward the fallacy of blanket acceptance.
January 27, 2021 02:04 PM
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Buried 50’ below her bedroom window—in poignant solitude—the death of Jane Story Perryman is a time-shrouded mystery.
Crop Production
Ghost in the House: A Forgotten American Farming Tragedy
Spilled blood never dries. Roughly 175 years after the mysterious death of Jane Story Perryman, the farming matriarch rests in forgotten solitude.
January 26, 2021 08:14 AM
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Conservation options for non-revenue-generating acres.
Conservation
Strike the Balance: Profitability vs. Productivity
Conservation options for non-revenue-generating acres.
December 23, 2020 08:30 AM
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Technology
Driverless Machines Rolling in 2019
Without exaggeration, every facet of agriculture is affected at some level by automation. In 2019, three significant technologies are making noise on U.S. farms.
November 17, 2020 10:54 PM
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Business
Meet a Legendary Shed Whisperer
Bouncing from the science of genetics to pure joy, Jimmy Cassell is the rarest of hunters
November 17, 2020 10:09 PM
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Machinery
Ghost Behind the Wheel
Indiana farmer uses DIY robotics to power driverless tractors
November 17, 2020 08:45 PM
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Chris Bennett
The year of hemp jubilee has arrived, roughly 80 years after Uncle Sam locked the maligned cannabis variety in the federal attic.
Cannabis
Hemp: Hopes and Headaches Ahead, p2
The year of hemp jubilee has arrived, roughly 80 years after Uncle Sam locked the maligned cannabis variety in the federal attic.
November 16, 2020 09:47 PM
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Chris Bennett
The year of hemp jubilee has arrived, roughly 80 years after Uncle Sam locked the maligned cannabis variety in the federal attic.
Cannabis
Hemp: Hopes and Headaches Ahead
The year of hemp jubilee has arrived, roughly 80 years after Uncle Sam locked the maligned cannabis variety in the federal attic.
November 16, 2020 09:47 PM
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Chris Bennett
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