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Live Coverage from Young and Beginning Conference

Side by Side 2014
Nearly 150 young and beginning producers arrive in Omaha this week to network with their peers and learn about financial and risk management, transition planning, and connecting with consumers at our annual Side by Side Conference. The first session begins August 18.  New this year: We are blogging from the conference. We invite you to follow along as a new generation of farmers talks about the future.

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