Jim Woster
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For more than a few years, it has been my privilege to serve as the day-long moderator for the South Dakota Soybean Association’s annual Ag Outlook conference.
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Jim is associate editor of Tri-State Neighbor and also works with the SDSU Alumni Foundation.
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