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Re:Swathing is going out of fashion, as most farmers desicca... by ip26 on Sunday November 25, 2018 @11:22PM (#18531056)
Edit: just wanted to add, the vast majority of all corn grown in the US is field corn for cattle, we're not talking some small portion of US agriculture.
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Re:Swathing is going out of fashion, as most farmers desicca... by kwk1 on Monday November 26, 2018 @08:30AM (#18533170)
Indeed--for example around 70% of the corn grown in Illinois, one of the top corn-producing states, goes directly to Illinois hogs.
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