Poet collaboration over SDSU ag building includes focus on research

Janelle Atyeo
Dec 18, 2019
Dec 18, 2019 Updated Dec 18, 2019

Broin and Dunn — Poet CEO Jeff Broin, left, talks with SDSU President Barry Dunn and Poet President and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Lautt after announcing a $2 million gift to the university's new precision agriculture building Dec. 17 in Sioux Falls.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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The precision agriculture building under construction on the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings secured a new financial gift and partnership.

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Precision ag building floor plan — A poster shows a floor plan for one level of the Raven Precision Ag Center under construction on the SDSU campus in Brookings.

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Precision ag building — An artist's rendering of the precision ag building on SDSU's campus. Construction will be in full swing in spring 2019.
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Janelle is editor of the Tri-State Neighbor, covering South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at jatyeo@tristateneighbor.com or follow on Twitter @JLNeighbor.