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Ag teacher helps take career prep to the next level

From the Q&As with influential people in agriculture. series

Jeff DeYoung
May 16, 2022
May 16, 2022

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Brittany Elmquist is the ag education teacher and FFA sponsor at Audubon Community High School in western Iowa. She has spent 19 years in ag education with the last 11 in Audubon. Elmquist is a graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in agricultural education.

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