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Podcast: Seeding the Abilene area for growth in an ever-drier climate

On the record: A conversation with Steve Estes
Steve Estes is a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension agent in Taylor County . Estes discusses the challenges of perpetually coping with little rain in the Big Country—where agriculture and ranching drive the area economy, including that of Abilene—with Dallas Fed economist Laila Assanie.

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