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Stanislaus Farm Bureau Leads in Advocacy and Education: Anna Genasci
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The Birth of the USDA and Land-Grant Universities
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History of Land-Grant Universities in U.S. Agriculture
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Life on a Midwest Farm in the 1840s
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Dale Nicol on Syngenta, Farming Challenges, and Feeding the World
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Roger Isom on California Farming Challenges in 2025
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California Farming Voices: Case Anker and Stan Nelson
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Inside Hanford Dairy Life with Farmer Case Anker
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Fighting for California Agriculture: Rich Kreps
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