Brian and Darren explain the purpose of tramlines in crops like wheat. They also talk about possibly cutting costs for nitrogen this year, and how to minimize yield loss from corn rootworm.
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Planting in Cold Soil, Raising Silage...
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Burning Crop Residue, Corn & Soybean ...
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