Forty years ago this fall Wayne Cryts stored his beans in an elevator near New Madrid, MO.  When the elevator went bankrupt a multi-year battle began for Wayne to get the right to sell those beans.  Hundreds of farmers came to his aid, crossed lines of federal marshalls and brought the story to national attention.  We traveled to Wayne’s home for a look back at the event.

<p>Forty years ago this fall Wayne Cryts stored his beans in an elevator near New Madrid, MO.&nbsp; When the elevator went bankrupt a multi-year battle began for Wayne to get the right to sell those beans.&nbsp; Hundreds of farmers came to his aid, crossed lines of federal marshalls and brought the story to national attention.&nbsp; We traveled to Wayne&rsquo;s home for a look back at the event.</p>

A farmer-to-farmer conversation focusing on best practices to boost yields.  We’ll find out what’s working – and what’s not – in fields across farm country.

Farming the Countryside with Andrew McCrea

Andrew McCrea hosts a farmer-to-farmer conversation focusing on topics of interest in production agriculture and rural America. We’ll find out what’s working – and what’s not – in fields, pastures, businesses and towns across farm country. To listen, click on episodes below to listen download the AgriTalk app, search on Apple Podcasts or Google Play. Andrew McCrea also hosts American Countryside, which can be found here: http://americancountryside.com.

<p>Andrew McCrea hosts a farmer-to-farmer conversation focusing on topics of interest in production agriculture and rural America. We&rsquo;ll find out what&rsquo;s working &ndash; and what&rsquo;s not &ndash; in fields, pastures, businesses and towns across farm country. To listen, click on episodes below to listen download the AgriTalk app, search on Apple Podcasts or Google Play. Andrew McCrea also hosts American Countryside, which can be found here: http://americancountryside.com.</p>

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