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Minnehaha Conservation District

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News of the Day — 11/13/18

November 13, 2018 by minnehahacd

YOU’RE INVITED to the
Ag Horizons Conference
November 27 and 28, 2018
Ramkota RiverCentre, Pierre, SD

The 2018 Ag Horizons Conference is pleased to announce 6 keynote speakers, 24 educational one-hour seminars, and AGAIN this year’s “INDUSTRY SEMINARS” to be held November 28th, starting at 1:00 p.m.

The Ag Horizons Conference is hosted by seven organizations: South Dakota Crop Improvement Association, South Dakota Oilseeds Council, South Dakota Pulse Growers, South Dakota Seed Trade Association, South Dakota No-Till Association, South Dakota Soil Health Coalition and South Dakota Wheat Inc.

More information can be found at http://sdwheat.org/inc/ag-horizon/.

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