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VIDEO: Winter wheat, one of southwestern Ontario's cash crops, is being harvested this month with good yields and above average quality.

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VIDEO: Winter wheat, one of southwestern Ontario's cash crops, is being harvested this month with good yields and above average quality.
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Winter wheat is being harvested across Southwestern Ontario. A good spring has led to a good harvest of the grain.

John Ferguson of Ferguson Fancy Beans, near St. Thomas, says the quality of the grain is good and yields are above average



 


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