It's a berry, berry good year

Saturday, May 22, 2021 ~ Updated 11:33 PM

This time of year, long rows of short, green plants with speckles of red strawberries sit in a field just off of Interstate 55 in Benton, Missouri. It's owned by fourth-generation Southeast Missouri farmer Cameron Beggs, who grows three different types of strawberries and various other produce in the fields outside his home and market shop, Beggs Berry World.

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