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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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Industry
Killing Hogzilla: Hunting A Monster Wild Pig
The history of wild pig hunts is filled with unusual stories, but the chase for a 750-lb. beast hiding in plain sight on a Mississippi farm ranks as a standalone account. Farming reality outshines fiction.
April 06, 2021 10:13 AM
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Hog Production
Wild Pig Explosion Starts in Belly of the Beast
Wild pig control is one of the greatest challenges in U.S. wildlife management history, and in many ways, wild pig prosperity starts in the fascinating belly of a beast like no other.
March 02, 2021 01:48 PM
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Chris Bennett
How much pain will a man endure to stay alive? On Oct. 1, 2016, Todd Orr answered the question in harrowing detail.
Industry
Grizzly Hell: USDA Worker Survives Epic Bear Attack
Legendary. In the annals of survival history, Todd Orr’s account is incredible and magnified by a deuce: He skirted death in two separate grizzly bear attacks separated by mere minutes.
January 27, 2021 02:13 PM
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Industry
Wild Pig Bomb Still Rocking Agriculture
The wild pig bomb has detonated across U.S. agriculture, ripping and rooting billion-dollar scars every year, with high end estimates of 11 million feral swine running riot. Will a new effort halt the wild pig advance?
January 27, 2021 02:08 PM
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Industry
March of the Wild Pigs
Wild pigs are responsible for an estimated $1.5 billion in agricultural damage and control costs each year in the United States, not including the costs from environmental damage, property damage, vehicle collisions, and water quality impacts. They are established in 36 states and population estimates place wild pig numbers at 6.3 million nationwide.
January 27, 2021 02:06 PM
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Chris Bennett
A wild pig equipped with a GPS collar and ear tag moves across an open pasture in Oklahoma.
Ag Policy
Revenge of the Wild Pigs Goes Toxic
Shoot, trap, pressure and push, but the march of wild pigs continues across the United States. However, a chemical cavalry is approaching and may provide a major weapon in the control arsenal used by landowners and farmers: Kill the ultimate beast of survival with a poison pill?
November 10, 2020 11:03 PM
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