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Gene-edited chickens may offer resistance to avian influenza 

University of Missouri researcher discusses CRISPR gene-editing efforts to improve avian influenza resistance in chickens. Read More

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Economists: USMCA will return to limelight

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Officials work to get word out about NWS 

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Stressors all around—optimism, too By Dave Bergmeier
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Leigh elected to serve as NCGA’s first vice president

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Goggins elected president of Livestock Marketing Association

13 farmers win Pioneer Golden Seed incentive