10 Meet Your WG Women Ambassador – Sarah McClarty 12 The Farmer’s Second Job: Being an Agricultural Advocate 16 C.H. Robinson Predicts Supply Chain Pressures to Ease in 2022 20 Mental Health Awareness: A Community Approach is Vital to Saving Lives 37 AgTechX Events Advance Workforce Development and Food Safety Tech 40 ChysaLabs: Eliminating the Guesswork When it Comes to Soil Health 41 WGCIT Sponsor: Research & Innovation are at Bayer’s Core
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