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10 Agriculture Provides Gateway to Achieve American Dream 14 NASSIF TAKES HIS PLACE INWESTERN GROWERS HISTORY Always the Advocate 28 THE ADVOCATES A Week in the Life of Western Growers’ DC Lobbyists 32 Together, We Can Create a Booming AgTech Ecosystem 38 THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE WAY WE TRANSPORT FOOD The Future World of Autonomous Vehicles
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