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The impact of agriculture

Kerry Hoffschneider
Mar 26, 2019
Mar 26, 2019 Updated Jun 25, 2020

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Nebraska agriculture commodities 1968-2018

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Kerry Hoffschneider

Jerry Hatfield is pro-farmer and pro-agriculture. Because of that purpose, he is driven in his position as the Laboratory Director of the National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, to ensure farmers and ranchers remain viable along with a healthy environment for generations to come.

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