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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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Grant Hilbert, Iowa Farm and Video Game King
Young Farmer Makes History, Uses Video Games and YouTube to Buy $1.8M Land
After a year-long wait, Grant Hilbert and his company, SquadBuilt, released American Farming on Nov. 24, 2023. Here’s a look back at his journey to become a gamer, social media influencer and farmer.
January 10, 2024 02:28 PM
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Tom Askjem, Bottle Hunting Beast
Lost and Found: Bottle Hunter Digs Extraordinary Farmland Treasures
Tom Askjem disappears under farmland, descends to depths of 13’-plus, and returns to the surface with treasure—bottles and glassware from agriculture’s past.
January 01, 2024 09:01 PM
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Matt Griggs, Low-Input Soybeans
Low-Input Soybeans Boom For Tennessee Farmer
“I’m shooting for consistent averages around 75 or 80 bushels without stacking inputs,” says Matt Griggs. “ROI don’t lie.”
December 19, 2023 04:24 PM
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John Yearwood, Landowner, Army Vet and Patriot
Government Seizes Control of Rancher’s Land for Endangered Bug Habitat
The government seized control of John Yearwood’s ranchland in the name of a tiny bug. “There is no shame in Washington,” he says.
December 13, 2023 04:53 PM
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Farm Gothic Gone Bad
American Gothic: Farm Couple Nailed in Massive $9M Crop Insurance Fraud
Welcome to a $9 million orgy of crop insurance fraud by an unassuming farm couple.
December 07, 2023 08:09 AM
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Smartphone-with-Kevin-Whitney
Farmer Shocked After Lost iPhone Circles Globe, Returns Home
After Kevin Whitney’s iPhone fell into 220,000 bushels of grain, the device made a 20,000-mile roundtrip across the globe before returning to its stunned owner.
December 04, 2023 11:24 AM
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Cluster, Skip Row, and Triple Crop Corn
How Did Cluster, Skip-Row, Triple Crop Corn Fare In 2023?
In 2023, John Smith planted cluster corn, James Hitchcock tried wide row corn and Bill Jones targeted a triple crop. How did each farmer fare?
November 16, 2023 11:52 AM
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Combine Cleanout
Combine Cleaning: How A 30-Min. Air Bath Pays Big Dividends
Here’s how and why you need to clean your combine after harvest and before you park it for the winter.
November 08, 2023 04:16 PM
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HISTORIC JOHN DEERE PLOWS
Holy Grails of US History, Two Plows Forged by John Deere Hide on Iowa Farm
A pair of plows crafted by the hands of John Deere, and possibly the first to break dirt west of the Mississippi, rest on an Iowa farm.
September 26, 2023 08:13 AM
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Todd Westerfeld Grows Corn and Cotton in Texas
Texas Farmer’s Top Five Technologies
Todd Westerfeld says five technologies, from pocketknife to section control, are invaluable across his farm on a day-to-day basis.
September 19, 2023 08:57 AM
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