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Forage Response to Irrigation and Wheel-line Irrigation Management (in English)

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Mylen Bohle, OSU Extension Agronomist, discusses how forages respond to irrigation and drought on a biological level, and how the biological behaviors translate to efficient irrigation management

Sheep in dry pasture
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