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On April 3-5, NCAT and the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program will bring the nation’s leading farmers, ranchers, researchers, and educators to St. Louis to take on that question during the Our Farms, Our Future Conference. The deadline for early registration savings is this Thursday, February 22. Register today to save your spot and receive early registration discounts. For more information, visit http://ofof.sare.org <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ofof.sare.org_&d=DwMFAw&c=nE__W8dFE-shTxStwXtp0A&r=dWvhVGYdXPgQj6pG0e9NFA&m=oUFLkhU-S_IIFm3jDGYTqNr065rqVSTWdUhnhRoQVCM&s=jgXic_nYUUa68nPq2oEedGSeFtSZZ42XTydIkLEkrPM&e=>. The conference will address major food sustainability trends with presentations by a diverse group of farmers and ranchers using a wide range of innovative systems to sustainably produce vegetables, grains, fruit, cattle, hogs, poultry and other livestock. 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