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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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Ward Henry and Bob Henry 1976
The Duke of Hazard: How an Unbreakable Kansas Farmer Bore a Lifetime of Scars
All farmers suffer injuries, but the unbreakable Ward Henry was a breed apart: drill rollover, shooting, anaphylactic shock, amputation, and PTO mangling.
June 29, 2022 07:15 AM
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Ron Gollobin, King of Cottonmouths
Cottonmouth Farmer: The Insane Tale of a Buck-Wild Scheme to Corner the Snake Venom Market
Welcome to a tale too insane for fiction: a cottonmouth farmer seeking a snake venom crop for harvest.
June 10, 2022 08:38 AM
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Open Fields No Trespassing
Unbounded: Government Claims Right of Access and Surveillance on All Private Land
Is private land a federal playground? The government claims a phenomenally powerful right—access and surveillance on every inch of farmland, hunting ground, and pasture in the U.S., without warrant or probable cause.
May 24, 2022 02:17 PM
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The Secret Life of Farmland Marbles
The shotgun houses and clapboard shacks are gone, but a child’s toy lingers in farmland rows. Time, tillage and rainfall reveal the sharecropper’s last testament: clusters of magnificent clay, agate and glass marbles.
March 09, 2022 03:15 PM
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PURSUIT OF LAWHORNE
Bagging the Tomato King: The Insane Hunt for Agriculture’s Wildest Con Man
What happens when Dog the Bounty Hunter, agriculture, tomatoes, pickles, worms, survival bunkers, miracle juice, and a bizarre flimflam man get dumped in cauldron? Welcome to a swindle and chase for the ages.
January 27, 2022 09:30 AM
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China US Trade
Eyes Wide Shut? US Agriculture Faces China Reckoning
China is the kingpin customer of U.S. ag commodities while openly attempting to destroy America’s position atop the global ladder. Does the odd paradox portend feast or famine for U.S. farmers?
November 10, 2021 09:02 AM
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Moso timber is the premier bamboo variety for high value wood products.
Bamboo Set to go Big on U.S. Farmland
Major opportunities are aligning for bamboo production in the United States, and even a small slice of the global market could bring windfall profits to American agriculture.
November 04, 2021 03:08 PM
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Pride and Pain: Farmer-Soldier Sacrifices for Country and Family
Sacrifice: Joseph Sparacio will plant no seed and tend no crops in 2020. Instead, the farmer-patriot has left behind everything he loves to answer the call of duty.
March 23, 2021 01:32 PM
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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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An American story: Wagner pulled the handbrake on his operation, financed his own research and turned his farm toward crop quality, conservation, market awareness and varietal segregation.
Sustainability
Heart of Delta Hides Visionary Farmer
An American farming story: When Mike Wagner spliced a vertical business approach with ultra-conservation, he created one of the most unique agriculture operations in the United States.
January 27, 2021 02:09 PM
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