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SPOTLIGHT: View from the Farm

Wednesday, September 13th 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM

AT&T Auditorium Spotlight

Stearns County, Minnesota is home to the fictional Lake Wobegon, and the very
real heart of dairy country, where Jenn Wagner-Lahr’s family farm operates. She
brings a unique perspective as someone who professionally promotes value-added
ag and also runs a family dairy farm. Learn how a typical dairy operation in central
Minnesota works, and understand how one farming family approaches local and
global opportunities and challenges.

JENN WAGNER-LAHR
Family farmer and Senior
Director of Innovation,
Agriculture Utilization
Research Institute (AURI)

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