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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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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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Matt and Kelly Griggs, Tennessee Farmers
Right to Farm: Tennessee Farmers Fight Chicken Litter Ban
Matt Griggs faces a government ban on chicken litter: “What about my right to farm?”
September 14, 2023 07:59 AM
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Farm Regulations
State Water Regulations Worse Than WOTUS, Farmers Claim
State regulations, insists Steven Slonaker, can be more burdensome than federal oversight to farmers and private landowners.
August 14, 2023 01:30 PM
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9-X Farmall Owned by Duane Helman
Tractor X: Farmer Saves Ford’s Only Surviving Prototype
The unlikely 100-year survival of an immaculate 9-X tractor despite thievery, rust, weeds, and skeletonization is a tale of predestination.
August 02, 2023 03:18 PM
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Triple Crop Soybeans
Triple-Crop Soybean Success as Illinois Farmer Bucks Consensus
Nonconformity is nature in Bill Jones’ triple-cropping world. “This is about ROI, hitting yield averages, and taking care of my soil,” says Jones. “Home runs are fine, but they’re for somebody else to chase.”
July 25, 2023 12:49 PM
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Chaff Lining
Chaff Lining Shows Major Resistant Weed Control Promise in Iowa Field Trials
The bare-bones simplicity of chaff lining may offer farmers with resistant weed control for pennies on the dollar. Chaff lining is showing major promise in ongoing Iowa field trials.
July 20, 2023 02:55 PM
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Bob Lindeman in Minnesota Soybeans
Shake the Disease? Plant Reduced Soybean Pops
In Bob Lindeman’s soybean rows, planting populations are on a general decline, and the reduction is not about saving dollars up front, but on combatting mold and rot.
July 18, 2023 10:56 AM
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Cluster Corn in Kansas
Cluster Corn? Kansas Farmer Grows Triple-Row, Staggered Crop
John Smith is growing 137 acres of wide-row cluster corn planted directly over his water source. Essentially, he is taking his corn to the well.
July 12, 2023 11:19 AM
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James Hitchcock Skip Row Corn
Got Skip Row Corn? Georgia Farmer Goes 60" Wide
Can skip row corn add bushels to the bin? James Hitchcock wants the answers from one trusted source—his own fields.
June 28, 2023 03:57 PM
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