Gearing Up for Illinois’ Results

Pam Fretwell with Farm Journal Radio discusses day three of the crop tour with Pro Farmer general manager and vice president Chuck Roth.

Eastern Leg Day 3

Pam Fretwell with Farm Journal Radio discusses day three of the crop tour with Pro Farmer general manager and vice president Chuck Roth. Fretwell and Roth are on the eastern leg of the tour. Tonight, the Illinois results will be released in Iowa City.

Roth expects a big turnout for the Iowa City meeting. They’ve had good attendance so far but Roth expects this meeting to be even bigger. There’s a lot of interest in this, Roth says.

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See full coverage of the 2014 Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour, hosted by Pro Farmer.

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