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Brake Feedyards keeps moving ahead with plans for the future

By ANDREA JOHNSON, Assistant Editor
Jan 19, 2007
Jan 19, 2007

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WILMONT, Minn. - Of all the farmer producers we have featured over the years in our Producer Progress Reports, Steve Brake probably drives the most miles.

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