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20 Acres, Nineteen 100' Hoop Houses, Irrigation, Social Enterprise Business Partnership for Local Food Production Available, Guilford County
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Extension Agents - Land Summit Training May 15, 2019
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Mississippi State Develops Smartphone App to Test Lumber
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