Farmers Sow High-Tech Seeds Amid Soaring Costs
Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current) › May 30, 2008
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - When Martin Barbre got his first look three years ago at a system that would drive his tractor for him, he didn't buy the device - or the premise that it would cut costs on his farm.
"When they first came out with them and we first looked at it, it seemed like a fancy gadget," said Barbre, a 53-year-old who grows corn and soybeans in Southern Illinois.See the full content of this document
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Farmers Sow High-Tech Seeds Amid Soaring Costs
But with the cost of fuel, seeds, fertilizer and just about everything else it takes to grow his crops rising fast, Barbre quickly came around after he ...
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