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Beyond still standing blades lies others pushed in a perfect pattern. I dont know whether its man-made or not Its the second Monroe County crop circle in 2 years, these lines and curves appeared in Johnnie Helms 50-acre wheat field Monday morning, I

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Farming by GPS Saves Money, Environment Mixing tradition with technology On a weedy patch of land an hour and half from Washington, D.C., farmer Brad Eustace is tilling razor-straight lines with a GPS-guided tractor. With the computer in control, he

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Texas Farmers Want More Crop Per Drop With water scarcity emerging as a major global issue in the 21st century, a drought in the southern U.S. state of Texas highlights the need for farmers to get more out of limited water supplies. Some are using ne

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