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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 25 > What it might take to grow corn locally

What it might take to grow corn locally

By Cindy Powers / The Bulletin
June 25, 2008

While the state produces less than 1 percent of the nation’s corn, a recent hike in its bushel price has some Central Oregon farmers taking a second look at growing the crop.

Brian Duggan, a Madras-based crop physiologist with Oregon State University, said a Jefferson County farmer....

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