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Description automatically generated"></span></b></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#44546A'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'><b><span style='font-size:5.0pt;color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#44546A'>Time to Register for the 2021 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum!<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'><span style='font-size:5.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'>December 6-7, 2021 | Virtual <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Join us in 2021 as we gather virtually to gain insights from scientific presentations and poster sessions on the latest research on Fusarium Head Blight (scab) and deoxynivalenol (DON).</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#091C3E'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>The 2021 National FHB Forum registration is now open, make plans to participate. >> </span></b></span></span><a href="https://scabusa.org/forum21/register"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C9771A;text-decoration:none'>Register today</span></strong></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#091C3E'>!<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>The USWBSI Forum Organizing Committee is actively working on the scientific program, a quick </span></span></span><a href="https://scabusa.org/forum21/"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white'>Schedule at a Glance</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> of the sessions that are being planned is now posted, watch for full details on invited presentations coming soon. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78527604'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk78786883'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>We are excited to build on the experience from our first successful virtual event this past December and look forward to reconnecting. <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Mark your calendars and plan to attend December 6-7, 2021</span></strong>!</span></span></span><span 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