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agricultural efficiency, profitability and sustainability as well as maintaining quality and adding value to biological materials.  Our Extension faculty provide outreach education focused on identified issues and needs including agri-production systems, environmental resources management and agricultural safety.</p></div></div></div> <div id="c886586" class="frame frame-default frame-type-text frame-layout-0"><section><p>______________________________________________________</p></section></div> <div id="c886578" class="frame frame-default frame-type-image frame-layout-0"><div class="ce-image ce-left ce-above"><div class="ce-gallery" data-ce-columns="1" data-ce-images="1"><div class="ce-row"><div class="ce-column"><a href="/aben/2025_asabe_north_central_intersectional_conference/"><figure class="image figcaption"><img class="image-embed-item" src="/fileadmin/aben/Misc/Section_MeetingEvent_Post_-_Facebook.v02.png" width="1080" height="1080" alt="" /><figcaption class="image-caption"> 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