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St. Louis club highlights region’s ag economy

By Benjamin Herrold, Missouri Farmer Today
Sep 22, 2016
Sep 22, 2016 Updated Jul 21, 2017

St. Louis Agribusiness — Christian Greer, with the St. Louis Science Center, speaks during the September St. Louis Agribusiness Club meeting.
Photo submitted by the St. Louis Agribusiness Club

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By Benjamin Herrold, Missouri Farmer Today

In 1981, people involved in agriculture, from ag education, agribusinesses and companies in the food industry, formed the St. Louis Agribusiness Club.

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