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If you want to preserve freedom, stay engagedIf you want to preserve freedom, stay engaged

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Troubled bridge over waterTroubled bridge over water
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A new generation brings new skills to farm industryA new generation brings new skills to farm industry
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Great gains in ag impossible without two acts that endure todayGreat gains in ag impossible without two acts that endure today
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Dicamba settlement deadline, May 28Dicamba settlement deadline, May 28
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May 24, 2021
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Conservation & Sustainability
Should population shift force new Colorado River talks?Should population shift force new Colorado River talks?
byTodd Fitchette
May 21, 2021
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