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Nov 6, 2023
Nov 6, 2023

Comparing-Rent-Variable — Graphic courtesy University of Illinois farmdoc daily

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Editor’s note: The following was written by Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey and Jim Baltz with the University of Illinois and Carl Zulauf with Ohio State University for the farmdoc daily website Oct. 24.

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