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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Lauren Dake / The Bulletin
October 23, 2007
MADRAS — A couple of inches below Mark Hageman’s carrot crop is long, black tape that has saved him water and increased his yield. Someday that same tape might be used halfway across the world to make a lawn chair in China.
Each year, more and more farmers in Jefferson County....