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WELCOME Dr. Paul Jones President, Fort Valley State University

SPECIAL VIDEO GREETING United States Senator David Perdue

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ACADEMIC & RESEARCH UPDATE Dr. Govind Kannan Dean, FVSU College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology (CAFST)

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE UPDATE Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy Director, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE UPDATE Commissioner Gary Black Georgia Department of Agriculture

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