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  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "CHANNEL",
  "product_name": "NUTRI-CANE II VARIETY",
  "product_id": "FORAGE SORGHUM_NUTRI-CANE II VARIETY_CHANNEL_US",
  "hybrid_prefix": "NUTRI-CANE II",
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  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
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  "positioning_statement": null,
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    "Ideal for grazing, hay, haylage, bundle feed, and fall pasture",
    "Works well in most soils under irrigation or dryland conditions",
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    "Sorgo X Sorgo Forage Sorghum (Sterile)"
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          "characteristic": "MALE STERILITY",
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          "characteristic": "PLANT HEALTH",
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          "characteristic": "APPROXIMATE SEEDS PER POUND",
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