<div dir="ltr"><div><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#FAFAFA" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;background-color:rgb(250,250,250);max-width:700px;width:700px;border-collapse:collapse;border:0px;margin:0px auto"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="max-width:700px;width:700px;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="padding:0px"><a href="https://scabusa.org/featured-researcher-bio/doug-higgins"><img src="http://scabusa.org/tmp/email_images/mar25_featured_researcher_header700.png" alt="Mar 2025 Featured Researcher Header" width="100%" style="display: block; width: 700px; height: auto; max-width: 700px;"></a></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:20px"><p>Dear FHB Colleagues,</p><p align="left">Our March 2025 Featured Researcher is Dr. Doug Higgins, an assistant professor of plant pathology and an extension specialist at the Virginia Tech Eastern Shore Agriculture Research and Extension Center (AREC).</p><p align="left">Higgins joined the USWBSI in 2024 as a new PI in the Integrated Management and Coordinated Project. His research focuses on evaluating and optimizing pesticide application methods, disease diagnostics and early detection, and advancement of novel disease management practices for specialty and small grain crops.</p><p align="left">His position allows him to work on a diversity of vegetable (snap bean, potato, tomatoes, watermelon, and sweet corn), grain (wheat and corn), and oilseed (soybean) crops, to collaborate closely with scientists from various fields (<em>i.e.</em> breeders, entomologists, etc.), and engage directly with the growers.</p><p align="left">To learn more about him read the <a href="https://scabusa.org/featured-researcher-bio/doug-higgins">full article</a> or visit his <a href="https://www.arec.vaes.vt.edu/arec/eastern-shore/people/douglas-higgins--phd.html">faculty profile</a>.</p><p style="margin:30px 0px">Thank you for reading!</p></td></tr><tr><td align="center" style="padding:0px"><a href="https://scabusa.org"><img src="http://scabusa.org/tmp/email_images/fhb_tool_talk_footer700.jpg" alt="FHB Tool Talk Footer" width="100%" style="display: block; width: 700px; height: auto; max-width: 700px;"></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center" style="padding:20px;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:10px 0px">To learn more about others in the FHB Community, check out all the previous <a href="https://scabusa.org/featured-researcher-bio/past-researchers" target="_blank">USWBSI Featured Researchers</a>.</p><p><em>Copyright © 2025 U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative. All rights reserved.</em></p><p><em>U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative<br>495 Borlaug Hall<br>1991 Upper Buford Circle<br>St. Paul, MN 55108<br><a href="mailto:nfo@scabusa.org">nfo@scabusa.org</a></em></p><p>Want to change how you receive these emails?<br><a href="https://scabusa.ag.cornell.edu/mautic/subscribe1">Update subscription preferences</a>.</p><div style="text-wrap-mode: nowrap;"><a href="https://twitter.com/uswbsi" target="_blank" style="display:inline-block;padding:0px 10px;width:20px;height:20px"><img src="https://scabusa.org/tmp/email_images/twitter-logo.png" alt="Twitter" width="20" height="20" style="display: block; width: 20px; height: auto;"></a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/uswbsi" target="_blank" style="display:inline-block;padding:0px 10px;width:20px;height:20px"><img src="https://scabusa.org/tmp/email_images/In-Blue-21.png" alt="LinkedIn" width="20" height="20" style="display: block; width: 20px; height: auto;"></a> <a href="https://scabusa.org" target="_blank" style="display:inline-block;padding:0px 10px;width:20px;height:20px"><img src="https://scabusa.org/tmp/email_images/scablogo_no-text.jpg" alt="Website" width="20" height="20" style="display: block; width: 20px; height: auto;"></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>