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Dairy Leadership, Innovation, and Challenges with Melvin Medeiros
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Cannon Michael Highlights Farming Challenges; USDA’s Luke Lindberg Talks Trade Gains
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Six Generations of Farming: Cannon Michael on Water, Innovation, and the Future of California Agriculture
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