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	<title>Wes Ferguson &#187; Agriculture</title>
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		<title>Sassman&#8217;s last stand</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A confrontation between neighbors. Criminal charges and disappearing evidence. A road project in Uhland is the latest fuel for this small-town feud. Gordon Sassman&#8217;s heart was racing. His hands were shaking. He was so wound up, he hadn&#8217;t gotten an &#8230; <a href="http://wesferguson.net/2011/sassmans-last-stand/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cow College</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The old ways just won’t cut it in a modern beef operation, according to professors at Texas A&#38;M University. That can be a hard message to swallow for some Texans who yearn to work with cattle. Maybe retirement age is &#8230; <a href="http://wesferguson.net/2010/cow-college/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Old rides, new life</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BETTIE — Edsel Green parked his tractor beside the only traffic light in town and polished his beauty for the ride to come. Rebuilt from hood to hitch, every bearing and seal, the red International was not pulling a disk &#8230; <a href="http://wesferguson.net/2009/old-rides-new-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A home-grown Thanksgiving turkey</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The domesticated turkey has only one obligation in this life, but it’s a big one, and there’s no getting around it. The bird in my backyard had to die, and it was my job to off her. Like a lot &#8230; <a href="http://wesferguson.net/2009/a-home-grown-thanksgiving-turkey/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cattle ranchers dwindling in East Texas</title>
		<link>http://wesferguson.net/2009/cattle-ranchers-numbers-dwindling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 16:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Around Longview, cows and calves are dotting fewer landscapes. Local ranchers blame rising costs, fluctuating markets and changing lifestyles. <a href="http://wesferguson.net/2009/cattle-ranchers-numbers-dwindling/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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