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What annual forage options best fit your operation?

Sue Roesler
Mar 16, 2021
Mar 16, 2021

Haying — Kurt Voss, a Montana diversified producer, cuts hay for his cattle for winter feed.

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Kevin Sedivec, NDSU Extension rangeland specialist, and director of Central Grasslands Research Extension Center (CGREC) in Streeter, N.D., helps producers find out which annual forage options fit their operations the best.

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