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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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Doug and Maria Bichler
Beef Production
Survival At All Costs: Rancher Escapes Hay Baler Tomb
Arm mangled inside a hay baler, Doug Bichler fought a gruesome battle for life, determined to escape the machine at all costs.
June 15, 2022 04:14 PM
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JON MIKESELL PITCH PINE
Industry
Hunting Club Lawsuit Challenges Power of Government Surveillance on Private Land
How much power do game wardens possess without a warrant or probable cause? A hunting club lawsuit is heating up over the bounds of government access to private land.
March 17, 2022 03:49 PM
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Jon Stevens 2021
Beef Production
The Heretic Farmer: Jon Stevens’ Big Adios to Mainstream Ag
Jon Stevens is an agriculture heretic: “Don’t argue with me about the awesome changes I’ve seen on my ground. You can argue with my logic and how I arrived there, but not the results.”
September 21, 2021 10:06 AM
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Michael Bennett
Industry
Truth, Lies and Wild Pigs: Missouri Hunter Prosecuted on Presumption of Guilt?
When hunter Michael Bennett bought eight pigs at a sale barn, the wheels began turning on one of the most bizarre feral hog stories on record, and unleashed questions over guilt, innocence, and state power.
April 27, 2021 02:27 PM
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Chris Bennett
News
In the Blood: Hunting Deer Antlers with a Legendary Shed Whisperer
Shed hunting is a late winter and spring sport for millions of landowners and outdoorsmen in the United States, yet, few hunters can match Jimmy Cassell’s consistent totals or antler size. The search for sheds never gets old for Cassell, even after 30 years and over 1,500 specimens.
January 27, 2021 02:12 PM
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Terry, left, DenaMarie and Wayne Springer are pushing toward open-pollinating corn and direct-to-consumer beef.
News
Wayne Springer is Tired of Paying $300 for Traited Corn Seed
Wayne Springer is tired of paying $300 for a bag of traited corn seed. Unafraid to change horses in midstream, the 60-year-old producer is transitioning from a row crop farm to a ranching operation.
January 27, 2021 02:11 PM
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Chris Bennett
MT
News
Cover Crops And Cattle Are Cash
On Mikey Taylor’s farmland, cover crops and livestock are the vehicle to building high-potential soils.
January 27, 2021 02:10 PM
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reduced forage due to drought in North Dakota
News
Historic Drought Hammers Dakotas, Montana
Loss and risk are an assumption in farming; devastation is not. Crops in the Dakotas and Montana are baking on an anvil of severe drought and extreme heat, as growers and ranchers make difficult decisions regarding cattle, corn and wheat.
January 27, 2021 02:10 PM
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Chris Bennett
Flanked by the 1928 schoolhouse, Aaron is the face of Base Vines & Cattle side-stream ventures and Jennifer is the logistical captain.
News
Farmer Goes Airbnb, Wine, and Weddings
What can a farmer drop in the planter when prices are poor? Aaron Base’s planter has room for wine, wheat, weddings, Airbnb, grass fed beef and a 1928 schoolhouse. Revenue beyond the rows can be crucial to an operation, particularly in lean commodity years, and Base is bucking convention by tapping the vein of side-stream income.
January 27, 2021 02:10 PM
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Chris Bennett
A new rule would allow beef and soybean producers to send checkoff dollars straight to their national boards, bypassing their state boards.
News
Checkoff Change: Bypassing States?
New proposal is big on complexity, short on clarity when it comes to redirecting funds
January 27, 2021 02:08 PM
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