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New Zealand farmer breaks wheat yield world record for the second time

A farmer from Ashburton, New Zealand, has won the Guinness World Record for the highest wheat yield for the second consecutive time.

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New Zealand farmer breaks wheat yield world record for the second time

A farmer from Ashburton, New Zealand, has won the Guinness World Record for the highest wheat yield for the second consecutive time. Eric Watson's crop of KWS Kerrin yielded 17.4 tonnes per hectare,...

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