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Producers look for more control from drainage systems

Jager Robinson
Sep 3, 2019
Sep 3, 2019

ISG’s Chuck Brandel talks at Dakotafest.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Jager Robinson

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Spring floods and unplanted fields set the stage for a discussion on how to handle all that water Aug. 22 at Dakotafest in Mitchell.

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