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Action Plansheadline bar **New!  NP215 Action Plan for 2023-2027**  The mission of NP215 is to develop and promote use of improved plant germplasm, novel crops and production approaches, decision support tools, and ecological land management practices in enterprises and production systems that use turfgrass and forages. 2023-2027 Action Plan (pdf) 2019-2023 Action Plan (pdf)


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