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This episode of Action Items looks at Yolo County’s farm-to-pipe efforts; our June Startup of the Month, Hoop Maps, will help you find that pickup game; and Rich Ehisen talks GMOs, automation and more with California’s Secretary of Agriculture, Karen Ross.
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Startup of the Month: Hoop Maps
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California Growin’
California Secretary of Agriculture Karen Ross on automation, GMOs and water use
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