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6 The Farmworkers Behind the Greens 10 Meet Your Future Volunteer Leaders – Grant Talley 12 WG Celebrates 95th Anniversary: Adaptation Key to Longevity 14 Arizona Working on Water Solutions 16 A Podcast for the Agtech Masses: Voices of the Valley 20 Vic Smith to be Honored at OGS 22 Focus on Philanthropy: Building Marian Regional Medical Center’s Crisis Stabilization Unit
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WESTERN GROWER & SHIPPER Published Since 1929 Volume XCII | Number 6
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