Cecil H Yancy Jr

Agricultural Journalist

United States of America

In the same way that a seasoned farmer can tell the value of the land by holding a handful of soil, I know a good story when I hear it and I must write it down. I have been writing about farming for over 25 years and when I am not doing that I am performing as part of an Americana Duet called Yancy & Yancy

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Farmprogress
11/21/2011
Do You Have The Pigweed Blues?

Take the pigweed fight to the ditches and turn rows. Walking down the rows of just-harvested cotton field, Ken Smith bends down picks up the carcass of a long-dead Palmer amaranth or pigweed. "As you can see, the farmer is conscious of keeping the field clean," says the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture weed scientist.

In my other life....Yancy & Yancy Americana Duet