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Missouri farms highlight variety in agriculture

Benjamin Herrold
Mar 17, 2020
Mar 17, 2020 Updated Mar 19, 2020

Rural Missouri sunset — Photo by Benjamin Herrold

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Editor’s note: To mark National Ag Day coming up March 24, we rounded up statistics that make Missouri agriculture unique.

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Soybean field — Photo by Benjamin Herrold

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Missouri corn harvest — Photo by Benjamin Herrold

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