Growing a sufficient supply of local food is one of the biggest and most important discussions in the ag space today

Submitted by Elsewhere on 2020-Sep-23 Wed 13:21

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2020-Sep-23 Wed 13:21

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Growing a sufficient supply of local food is one of the biggest and most important discussions in the ag space today. But getting fresher, better tasting food on the tables of families from coast to coast, in every country, requires a #FarmTech revolution. bit.ly/2DIp3FJ pic.twitter.com/drnwmqFl9O

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AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. (agriforcegs) on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 4:51pm

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