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No-tillers: Do You Want Your Combine to Cut or Chop the Stalks/Stubble?

Dec 18, 2013 | Newsletters, Other Equipment Choices, Seedbed 'Preparation'

by Matt Hagny, consulting agronomist for no-till systems since ‘94. Since many farmers in the US & Canada are contemplating equipment trades or purchases at this time of year, I’d like to weigh in with a few thoughts on harvesting equipment. Chopping corn heads...

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