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Drip can save more than a drop in the bucket

Jon Burleson
Mar 30, 2021
Mar 30, 2021

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Jon Burleson

Randy Wildeman of Western Irrigation says he has a way for farmers to save money and have higher yields. That way would be to use drip irrigation.

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