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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 08 > As grass seed prices fall, farmers turn to wheat

As grass seed prices fall, farmers turn to wheat

By Sherri Buri McDonald / The Bulletin
September 8, 2009

EUGENE " More and more amber waves of grain are showing up in the Grass Seed Capital of the World.

For decades, the Willamette Valley has been a center for grass seed production.

But demand for the seed to grow lush lawns has fallen with the housing downturn and overall weak economy.

And....

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