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Tractor Plowing Ain't As Easy As It Looks

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- The Minnesota Plowing Association is in a major competition on Saturday at the Old Time Harvest Steam and Gas Engine Festival.

And plowing is harder than it looks, it's a battle ground.

Those who win at nationals this year – in what some call a "lost art" -- will head to Canada for the world competition in 2013.

"It's all about accuracy," one farmer said. "You want a good clean job done."

The kids here start young, even a 9-year-old is taking part. Her father, is ranked No. 9 in the world.

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