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Brent Olson
Jun 1, 2024
Jun 1, 2024

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Brent Olson

I’ve been telling people it was pathogenesis, but I did a little research and that’s incorrect.

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Brent Olson farmed in Big Stone County, Minnesota for 30 years. He once harvested 235 acres of soybeans in 17 1/2 hours. It snowed that night and he had three cups of coffee the next morning before he put on his shoes. Read more at www.independentlyspeaking.com.