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It’s Agronomic Monday on RealAg Radio! On this episode, host Shaun Haney is back from Germany and is joined by RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist, Peter Johnson, to discuss: Autonomy to help dealing with labour issues; Yields and quality concern in the corn harvest; and, Enough corn for an on-farm grain dryer. We will also hear a. Read More It’s Agronomic Monday on RealAg Radio!
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