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Maize harvest record broken by Lexion

A UNITED States family-owned farming operation has set not one but two new Guinness World Records by harvesting 1111 tonnes of maize in eight hours and then 1620 tonnes in 12 hours.

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 A Lexion 760 harvester has set a corn harvest record in the United States. Picture courtesy Claas.

A Lexion 760 harvester has set a corn harvest record in the United States. Picture courtesy Claas.

The harvesting record was set using a Claas Lexion 760 Terra Trac combine harvester equipped with a 16-row corn front. In doing so, the team at Stewart Farms Partnership from Yorkville, Illinois, easily...

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