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Capturing the Farm: Preservation Project Safeguards Family Stories
Capturing the Farm: Preservation Project Safeguards Family Stories

American farms are flavored by every fiber and frailty known to mankind—and each tale needs protection. Enter Vance Crowe and a unique preservation project.

Farmer Nightmare: Government Floods Family Twice, Kills Herd and Refuses to Pay Damages
Farmer Nightmare: Government Floods Family Twice, Kills Herd and Refuses to Pay Damages

Richie Devillier is fighting back after the government twice flooded his 900-acre farm and home, killed his cattle, ran his family through emotional hell—and insisted he foot the entire bill.

Biggest Manure Pile in U.S. History Excreted Sweet Stink of Money
Biggest Manure Pile in U.S. History Excreted Sweet Stink of Money

A steaming heap of manure large enough to fill a sporting arena once triggered an Iowa war between stockyards and city fathers.

Where’s the Beef: Con Artist Turns Texas Cattle Industry Into $100M Playground
Where’s the Beef: Con Artist Turns Texas Cattle Industry Into $100M Playground

In just a few buck-wild months in 2015, a Texas grifter pulled off a swindle nearing $100M, and turned the cattle industry into his playground, stirring more cash than some of the largest beef companies in the U.S.