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Jeff Trosen, right, and his son, Broc, work to free a stuck combine in a corn field north of Arvilla, N.D. Warmer and wetter weather in large swaths of the country have helped farmers grow crops in some regions that only a few decades ago were too dry or cold, experts who are studying the change said. Bruce Babcock, an Iowa State University agriculture economist, said soybean production is expanding north and the cornbelt is expanding north and west because of earlier planting dates and later freezes in the fall.
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