Chris Bennett

Associate Editor, Western Farm Press

A native of Helena, Ark., Bennett is a graduate of Missouri State University.

He has been an associate editor with Farm Press for five years.

Posts by Chris Bennett

in Farm Press Blog Jun. 18, 2013

EPA’s Pinocchio nose grows with farmer privacy scandal

EPA’s Pinocchio nose continues to grow longer. Despite a barrage of criticism following the admitted release of private farmer data to three....More
in Farm Press Blog Jun. 17, 2013

5 lessons from the Honeygate scandal

Honeygate, in other forms, is still bubbling under the surface. In reality, with billions of dollars up for grabs on the counterfeit food market,....More
in Farm Press Blog Jun. 11, 2013

Days of wine auctions and gay marriage

Sell wine to buy more wine: An odd two nights of vintage wine, foreign billionaires, and gay marriage protestors demanding Pinot noir....More
in Farm Press Blog Jun. 10, 2013

Agriculture's burden of technological intolerance

The coming population burst casts a shadow over agriculture — a colossal feeding task looms with no precedent in history....More
in Farm Press Blog Jun. 5, 2013

Nuggets of wisdom from the March Against Monsanto

The March Against Monsanto produced a kangaroo court of GMO judgement and a series of bizarre claims....More
in Farm Press Blog Jun. 4, 2013

Farmer’s death puts national focus on killer bees

With the recent deaths of a farmer in Texas and a mountain climber in Arizona, the spread and range of killer bees is gaining national attention....More
in Farm Press Blog Jun. 3, 2013

Eat your insects — the UN knows best

You can be sure that as soon as the UN report on insect consumption was released, the bureaucrats who commissioned and championed the study were....More
in Farm Press Blog May. 29, 2013

Shocker: Food Gestapo loses regulation battle

The food Gestapo always knows best what should go on your plate. Government regulators love to hide behind the banner of "consumer protection."....More
in Farm Press Blog May. 28, 2013

Honey bees a landmine solution?

The idea that honey bees will seek out TNT seems ridiculous; but researcher Nikola Kezic believes he is close to training bees to find landmines....More
in Farm Press Blog May. 22, 2013

China's food safety a giant scam

China's new era of food safety is taking a severe beating from dead hog flotillas, rat steaks, and toxic chicken feet....More