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October 9, 2010

A Change Is Gonna Come

Changing jobs and/or cities. How to decide and what decision I have made. Life is good and I love the industry I work in. Really good!

October 8, 2010

Making Old Blue Jeans Green — Recycling for Warmth

Cotton clothing — denim ones like old jeans — can be recycled, not only keeping them out of landfill but also offering a means of energy-efficient insulation for homes. Several companies are encouraging the environmentally practice.

October 7, 2010

Cotton Picker & Harvest in Action! Photo Essay

What are the steps of cotton harvest in the field & what does it look like? Photos illustrating the major steps in cotton harvest in a cotton field in the Missouri Bootheel. The photos show the on-board moduling baler of the John Deere picker.

September 11, 2010

Memories of 9/11 – New York, Washington DC, Mississippi and South Texas Came Together

My personal thoughts and memories about how September 11 unfolded. I had lived in New York metro previously but was in Mississippi when the attacks happened. This is my account of the day’s events.

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September 9, 2010

Rice Ready for Harvest, Lodging Becoming an Issue Though

Today I drove through the Mississippi Delta through occasional showers and heavy rain at times. There were quite a few fields harvested…. Corn was long gone, sorghum and some soybeans and rice were cut. Even while driving at highway speeds I could see negative impacts of this untimely rain. So when I got to an area where the rain had… Read More

August 17, 2010

Fast Company Covers Cotton Farmer Larkin Martin’s Use of GPS

Monday, out of the blue, a tweet popped up bringing to mind a friend and pointing to an article in Fast Company. The tweet was sent cause I make my love of cotton clear, and I’ve got a bit of a niche in Twitter but he couldn’t have known what he’d trigger. The article read in part….. Martin, 47, relies… Read More

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