Intercrop cleaning - a degree of separation?

Many farms are investigating the benefits of intercropping, and ensuring that post-harvest handling equipment will help get the best value from the crops is a key element.

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Mobile grain cleaning operation.
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Mobile grain cleaning operation.

Intercropping - growing more than one cash crop on a given piece of land simultaneously - is gaining interest for its ability to produce greater yields than can be achieved by a single crop. Other benefits...

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