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DESCRIPTION:As we continue to explore how environmental factors shape our i
 ndustries\, we&#39;re excited to announce an upcoming event focused on a uniqu
 e intersection: Agriculture &amp; Solar Storms!\n\nSolar storms\, often overlo
 oked\, have the potential to impact everything from satellite communicatio
 ns to power grids—and now\, even agriculture. Join us for an in-depth di
 scussion on how solar storm activity can influence agricultural and food s
 ystems by Prof. Kathryn Draeger\, Statewide Director\, U of M Regional Sus
 tainable Development Partnerships\, and Adjunct Professor\, Agronomy and P
 lant Genetics\, University of Minnesota.\n\nEveryone is invited\n\nCo-spon
 sored by: international Institute for Biosensing\, University of minnesota
 \n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/479387
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/479387
ORGANIZER:patricia.khashayar@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:9
SUMMARY:Agriculture and Food Systems in the Face of Disruptions: The Case f
 or Considering Solar Storms
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/479387
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;&quot; data-start=&quot;82&quot; data-end=&quot;269&quot;&gt;As
  we continue to explore how environmental factors shape our industries\, w
 e&#39;re excited to announce an upcoming event focused on a unique intersectio
 n: &lt;strong data-start=&quot;234&quot; data-end=&quot;264&quot;&gt;Agriculture &amp;amp\; Solar Storms
 &lt;/strong&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;&quot; data-start=&quot;271&quot; data-end=&quot;569&quot;&gt;Solar storms\,
  often overlooked\, have the potential to impact everything from satellite
  communications to power grids&amp;mdash\;and now\, even &lt;strong data-start=&quot;4
 02&quot; data-end=&quot;417&quot;&gt;agriculture&lt;/strong&gt;. Join us for an in-depth discussio
 n on how solar storm activity can influence agricultural and food systems 
 by Prof. Kathryn Draeger\, Statewide Director\, U of M Regional Sustainabl
 e Development Partnerships\, and Adjunct Professor\, Agronomy and Plant Ge
 netics\, University of Minnesota.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;&quot; data-start=&quot;271&quot; data-e
 nd=&quot;569&quot;&gt;Everyone is invited&lt;/p&gt;
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