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New KSU grain science complex: mission is to help people

By Terry Anderson, Midwest Producer News Editor
Dec 19, 2006
Dec 19, 2006

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By Terry Anderson, Midwest Producer News Editor

Manhattan, Kan. - Virgil Smail wants "scientists working on issues, not just production."

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