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Hot Rod Farmer: Specifications… where you begin not where you end! Originally published 7/31/2019.

<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">In this episode Ray juxtaposes the advancements in engine power to those in agronomy that push corn and other crop yields.</h3>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">Success on the farm or ranch requires efficient machinery. I am Ray Bohacz, the Hot Rod Farmer from New Jersey, and I want to help you maximize the reliability of your equipment.</p>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>Please join me every Saturday at 11:00 am Eastern for Farm Machinery Digest Radio, where steel and soil meet, on Rural Radio, Sirius/XM Channel 147, with a replay Sunday at 6:00 pm Eastern.</strong></p>
<p class="has-text-align-center">But if you miss an episode or you want to hear it again, you will find them here. Thank you for listening and never forget… agriculture runs on machinery but profits on reliability!</p>
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How engine horsepower and high corn yield are related. Aired 4/27/24

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<li><em>Nathan helping to feed a young calf at home. The calf had difficulty suckling, so Nathan is administering colostrum via tube.</em></li>
<li> <em>A cute calf out of the cow named &#8220;Friend.&#8221;  Getting a scratch!</em></li>
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On the road to Nathan Rand.

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Hot Rod Farmer: Are you a machinist or a machine operator?

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<p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>Agriculture runs on machinery… but profits on reliability!</strong></p>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>Thanks for listening, Ray Bohacz… the Hot Rod Farmer</strong></p>
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Hot Rod Farmer: What gets turned on… must be turned off! Originally published 7/24/2019.

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