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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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Wes Kirkpatrick post-flood
Freakish Flood: Arkansas Farmers Fight $250M Crop Loss after Historical Summer Deluge
Flooded by freakish summer rains, southeast Arkansas farmers are trying to salvage their crop season after a $250M loss, and waiting on word about disaster designation.
August 10, 2021 09:15 AM
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Wild Pigs Could Trigger Decimation of US Pork Industry
What happens when wild pigs are given 1,000 tons of groceries per day in the form of landfill trash? Expect a ticking time bomb, and quite possibly, a $50 billion blow to the entire U.S. pork industry.
July 13, 2021 03:35 PM
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Soybean Farmers Hopeful $461 Million Buried at Bottom of Mississippi River
Digging the depth of the lower Mississippi from 45’ to 50’ could generate an extra $461 million annually for the U.S. soybean industry.
July 13, 2021 03:35 PM
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Matt Brechwald, Off-Farm Income
Farm Dream: Microphone in Hand, Matt Brechwald Bootstraps into Agriculture
Farming success is chained to the highest premium paid across a long series of benchmarks, and Matt Brechwald’s farm tale, split between dirt and the digital world, firmly fits the mold.
June 24, 2021 02:05 PM
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While America Slept, China Stole the Farm
China has breached the inner walls of the U.S. agriculture industry in what has arguably been the most expansive heist in farming history.
June 24, 2021 02:01 PM
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WeedOut
Killing the Weed King: Could Groundbreaking Pollen Technology Control Palmer Amaranth?
Could Palmer amaranth, the king of resistant weeds and crippler of herbicides, be dethroned by its own sex drive? A herbicide-free technology is under testing and aims to attack pigweed with its own pollen.
June 24, 2021 01:52 PM
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MONK FIRE LEAD
Fire in the Corn: Farmer’s Best Crop of Lifetime Burns Day Before Harvest
When David Monk, 78, lost the best yielding corn of his life to fire, he took the loss on the chin and remained a farmer grateful for his community.
March 31, 2021 09:14 AM
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OJDM
The Arrowhead Whisperer: Stunning Indian Artifact Collection Found on Farmland
Johnny Dickerson, an arrowhead hunting warhorse with a bootstrap tale and over 4,000 showpiece points, is a classic American individualist with no concern for conformity.
March 16, 2021 08:44 AM
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Commodity Prices Strong, but Planting Decisions Still a Tricky Farm Puzzle
The dollar rules, but planting decisions are often complex— even when commodities are shining.
March 08, 2021 09:12 AM
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“As an agriculture industry, we need to seize every opportunity to broaden our platform and reach more people,” says producer Casey Cox.
Farmer Welcomes Sesame Street to Promote Agriculture
When Sesame Street knocked, Casey Cox threw open the door on her Georgia farm and grabbed an opportunity to take U.S. agriculture to a new audience.
March 05, 2021 11:04 AM
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