RALEIGH, N.C. — The traditional chants of the tobacco auctioneer will be silent when flue-cured tobacco markets open this week, replaced by the soft clicks of handheld computers. A farmers cooperative ...

BUXTON, N.D. -- There is more to an auctioneer's chant than you might think, 28-year auctioneering veteran Darrel Yoder says. Things like clarity, fill-in words and momentum all add up to that ...

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MOUNT STERLING, Ky. (AP) — Limited burley tobacco auctions are opening in Kentucky as some farmers cling to the traditional method of selling leaf. The auctioneer’s chant rang out Thursday at Clay ...

HARRISBURG – A Perry County auctioneer with a no-nonsense chant and a pleasant smile won the 100th Pennsylvania Farm Show bid calling contest on Wednesday night. J. Meryl Stoltzfus of Millerstown beat ...