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yle='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#091C3E;background:white;mso-ligatures:none'>Interested in being a sponsor? View </span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'></span></span></span><a href="https://scabusa.org/forum/2026/2026NFHBForum_SponsorshipOpportunities.pdf"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#0563C1;background:white;mso-ligatures:none'>2026 NFHB Forum Sponsorship Opportunities</span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'></span></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none'> </span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#091C3E;background:white;mso-ligatures:none'>or contact </span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'></span></span></span><a href="mailto:nfo@scabusa.org"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#0563C1;background:white;mso-ligatures:none'>nfo@scabusa.org</span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'></span></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#091C3E;background:white;mso-ligatures:none'>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#091C3E;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#ED7D31;mso-ligatures:none'>Special Thanks to the 2026 NFHB Forum Organizing Committee!<br></span></b></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#70AD47;mso-ligatures:none'>Co-Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>Lisa Vaillancourt, University of Kentucky</span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'> and Eric Olson, Michigan State University</span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>Members<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#70AD47;mso-ligatures:none'>FHB Management</span></i></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#70AD47;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>Alyssa Collins, Pennsylvania State University, Kathryn Turner, Land Institute and Christina Cowger, USDA-ARS<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#70AD47;mso-ligatures:none'>Food Safety & Toxicology</span></i></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#70AD47;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>Mark Busman, USDA-ARS and Zhao Jin, North Dakota State University<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#70AD47;mso-ligatures:none'>Gene Discovery and Engineering Resistance</span></i></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#70AD47;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>Vijay Tiwari, University of Maryland and Rong Di, Rutgers University<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#70AD47;mso-ligatures:none'>Pathogen Biology and Genetics</span></i></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#70AD47;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>Mickey Drott, USDA-ARS and Nicholas Rhoades, USDA-ARS<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#70AD47;mso-ligatures:none'>Variety Development and Host Resistance</span></i></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#70AD47;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>Mike Giroux, Montana State University and Junli Zhang, Texas A&M University<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#70AD47;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#ED7D31;mso-ligatures:none'>We are excited to see you all in person at the 2026 NFHB Forum!<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#091C3E;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#091C3E;mso-ligatures:none'>#nfhbforum26<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'></span></span></span><a href="http://scabusa.org/forum26"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none'>scabusa.org/forum26</span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'></span></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk108786480'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk175308918'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk176871158'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#091C3E;mso-ligatures:none'>   <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-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