BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III
The Advocate
Every morning, Marshall Hardwick awaits the text messages that set the course of his day.
They tell him about commodity prices in key markets and the world events — like the war in Ukraine or uncertainty in the banking industry — that make the prices rise or fall.
Hardwick isn’t just a news junkie. These events have an observable impact on his business — running an 8,000-acre farm in Tensas Parish with his father and brother.