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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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Chris Miller has proved the power of one on his farmland, measured by the shaping of American youth.
Deer are feasting on crops at unprecedented rates as the No. 1 economic pest in some farm regions.
Burn in fire or die by electrocution? J.P. Koop chose to ride lightning.
Richard Beasley posted job openings for a farm manager position on 688 acres and murdered suitors as they arrived on-site.
How did a tiny, isolated depression on Arlen Foster’s farm become a wetland? By science or decree?
After Tim Thomas’ property was searched up to his doorstep by state officials on multiple occasions, he filed a federal lawsuit.
Lust, larceny, and massive sheds. Steve Snow collared a ring of shed poachers red-handed.
The federal government asserts power over at least 96% of all private land in the U.S.
Michael Ballard faces $120,000 in fines for allowing his farm manager to live on his agriculture operation.
When Jim Dick broke black soil and struck a silver enigma, he unearthed an 80-year-old mystery.