By RYAN CROSSINGHAM, Editor
The usage of land rollers has changed quite a bit over the past handful of years. Commonly known as a method of rolling rocks down into the ground and out of headers or the inside of combines, land rollers are now being used by some farmers during the post-emerge stage, particularly with soybeans.
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