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Consider alternate forages during heat

By Greg Galbraith, Lee Agri-Media
Jul 19, 2022
Jul 19, 2022

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By Greg Galbraith, Lee Agri-Media

When Yoana Newman decided to call her Badger Crop Connect webinar “Alternative Forages for Summer Heat” she didn’t know Wisconsin would be in a “heat bubble.”

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