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Grower Knowledge Important For Nutrient Management Program Success
Posted on August 25, 2011
Near the rural town of Downs, Ill., Jason Webster, central Illinois practical farm research director, manages 165 acres of replicated research plots for Beck’s Hybrids. The plots serve the needs of Beck’s marketing area in several states; and the research focuses on practical farm trials,…
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