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January 8, 2016
Oregon
OSU Extension offers hay
class for those new to farming
By ERIC MORTENSON
Capital Press
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Many of Oregon’s new, small farmers raise livestock and need hay.
OSU Extension is putting on a Jan. 14 hay class in Grants Pass.
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