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Federal, state and university leaders launched construction of the USDA's National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture with a May 6 groundbreaking in Lincoln, Nebraska. From left: Chris Kabourek, interim president of the University of Nebraska; Rodney D. Bennett, chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts; U.S. Rep. Mike Flood; Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, Chavonda Jacobs-Young, USDA under secretary for research, education and economics and chief scientist; U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer; NU Regent Paul Kenney; U.S. Rep. Don Bacon; NU Regent Jack Stark; Simon Liu, USDA-ARS...