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Harvest Helps Refill Bins from 12 Drought
2013-10-11 17:27:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune These warm, sunny days have spurred farmers to kick harvest into high gear, with some pleasantly surprising results, according to a report in today’s Minneapolis Star Tribune from the Associated Press. Dairy farmer Ben Steffen, who also grows corn, soybeans and wheat on 1,900 acres near the southeastern Nebraska town of Humboldt, said his first corn field brought in 168 bushels an acre, above the average of 140. read more
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