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SDSU President Grateful For POET’s Donation For Precision Ag And For Research Support

SDSU President Grateful For POET’s Donation For Precision Ag And For Research Support

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South Dakota State University officials are very excited about the research partnership announced this week between them and POET biofuels. SDSU President Dr. Barry Dunn says they’re also grateful for the $2 million donation from POET to go towards the construction of their Precision Agriculture facility on campus.

He says their Precision Ag program is already growing with a biofuels processing minor now underway.

Dunn says climate change did have a measurable effect on South Dakota agriculture this year and he says they’re looking forward to battling that problem teaming up with POET.

Dunn says while construction of their Precision Ag Facility is going on, they also have 96 students already enrolled in their Precision Ag program.

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