Two of the most read Southwest Farm Press website articles in 2017 featured pecans. One of those, initially published in 2008, continues to make the top ten list on a regular basis. Another popular story detailed some of the challenges facing young people who want to farm for a living. Land and equipment are among their biggest obstacles.
The story about Danny Davis, a dear friend and respected cotton farmer from the Carolinas to the West Coast, describes how friends, neighbors, family and a few strangers got together to harvest his last crop following his untimely death. We miss him.
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Danny Davis’ last crop: It was a good one
Danny Davis’ daughter Sara Alsup, his wife Sherry, sister Susan Holland, his mother Marge with, and Sara’s kids, Miles, Marli, and Mosi, are shown in one of Danny Davis’ 2016 cotton fields.
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