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Contact:

Daniel Devlin

Phone: (785) 532-0393

Purpose of the Collaboration:

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Length of Partnership:

3 years

Community Partners:

Kansas 1xbet online games login Office, various state agencies

Community Impact:

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Institutional Partners:

K-State Research and Extension (SW Research Extension Center), Agronomy, Ag Economics, Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Institutional Impact:

Through close community relationships and partnership with the Kansas 1xbet online games login Office, extension professionals are able to co-develop 1xbet online games login Technology Field Days throughout the state of Kansas. The events are an opportunity for K-State to showcase its practical research and interact with irrigation equipment manufacturers and representatives.